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thioglycosylation

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The reaction, analogous to a glycosylation, that forms a thioglycoside

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, organic-chemistry, physical-sciences

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Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dhewh2-der.? Ancient Greek θέειον (théeion) Ancient Greek θεῖον (theîon)der. English thio- Proto-Hellenic *dlukús Ancient Greek γλῠκῠ́ς (glŭkŭ́s) Ancient Greek γλεῦκος (gleûkos)der. French glucose English glucosebf. English -ose English glycose Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.? Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der. Frenchder. English -yl English glycosyl Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English glycosylation English thioglycosylation From thio- + glycosylation.