hexosyl etymology

English word hexosyl comes from English hexose, English oxygen

Detailed word origin of hexosyl

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
hexose English (eng) (carbohydrate) A sugar or saccharide containing six carbon atoms.
oxygen English (eng) (countable) An atom of this element.. (medicine) A mixture of oxygen and other gases, administered to a patient to help him or her to breathe.. A chemical element (symbol O) with an atomic number of 8 and relative atomic mass of 15.9994.. Molecular oxygen (O2), a colorless, odorless gas at room temperature.
hexosyl English (eng) (carbohydrate, especially in combination) A univalent radical derived from a hexose.

Words with the same origin as hexosyl

Descendants of hexose
hexosamine hexoside
Descendants of oxygen
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