Where does “phosphoglucan” come from?

phosphoglucan (English) comes from English glucan — Any polysaccharide that is a polymer of glucose.

phosphoglucan (English): Any glucan that is associated with a phospholipid

Definitions

  1. Any glucan that is associated with a phospholipid

Ancestry of “phosphoglucan”, step by step

phosphoglucan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English glucan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishglucanAny polysaccharide that is a polymer of glucose

via English phospho

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishphospho
Every word from English glucan
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