heparan
heparan · heparans
A biologically active polysaccharide that exists only as the sulfateA biologically active polysaccharide that exists only as the sulfate
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)A biologically active polysaccharide that exists only as the sulfate
Origin
Perhaps from Latin hepar (“liver”) + -an.Perhaps from Latin hepar (“liver”) + -an.
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Forms
plural: heparansWord family
4 related wordsRelatedheparin
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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