ascaroside

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Realized as ascar- +‎ -ose +‎ -ide rather than ascarylose +‎ -ide.

Noun[edit]

ascaroside (plural ascarosides)

  1. (biochemistry) Any of a group of glycolipids, containing the sugar ascarylose, found in some nematode worms