sial
noun
the assemblage of rocks, rich in silica and alumina, that comprise the continental portions of the upper layer of the earth's crust.
sialic
-
a word derived from
sial.
Example Sentences
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The lectins that recognize sialic acid are called Siglecs.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 23, 2025
Animals such as birds and humans have different docking stations on their cells — known as sialic acid receptors.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 5, 2024
“The bacteria take those sugars and turn them into chemicals, like sialic acids, that are good for brain development.”
From Washington Post ● Oct. 29, 2021
The spikes can be decorated with sialic acid sugars to enhance binding, or with antiviral compounds such as zanamivir.
From Scientific American ● Oct. 15, 2021
As the researchers report in the current issue of Genome Biology and Evolution, these genetic changes may have sharpened the body’s defenses against the pathogens that evolved to exploit sialic acids—but created new vulnerabilities.
From Science Magazine ● Jul. 24, 2020
