glucosamine

English

Etymology

glucose +‎ -amine

Noun

glucosamine (countable and uncountable, plural glucosamines)

1. (biochemistry) An amino derivative of glucose that is a component of polysaccharides such as chitin; it is marketed as a dietary supplement supposedly to reduce the symptoms of arthritis.

   Synonym: chitosamine

Derived terms

• aspartylglucosamine
• phosphoglucosamine

Translations

an amino derivative of glucose

• Catalan: glucosamina f
• Finnish: glukosamiini
• German: Glucosamin n
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• Hindi: मधुमतिक्ती (madhumtiktī)
• Portuguese: glucosamina f

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Italian

Noun

glucosamine f

1. plural of glucosamina