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adj
Of or pertaining to sialic acid or its derivatives
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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noun
A univalent radical derived from sialic acid
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, especially, in-compounds, uncountable
Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, organic-chemistry, physical-sciences
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History
Etymology tree Ancient Greek σῐ́ᾰλον (sĭ́ălon) Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English sialic Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.? Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der. Frenchder. English -yl English sialyl From sialic + -yl.
