"glucosamine" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: glucosamines [plural]
Etymology: glucose + -amine Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|glucose|amine}} glucose + -amine Head templates: {{en-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. Wikidata QID: Q32907954 Wikipedia link: glucosamine Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Biochemistry Synonyms: chitosamine Derived forms: aspartylglucosamine, diglucosamine, phosphoglucosamine Translations (an amino derivative of glucose): glucosamina [feminine] (Catalan), 氨基葡萄糖 (ānjī pútáotáng) (Chinese Mandarin), glukosamin [common-gender, neuter] (Danish), glukosamiini (Finnish), Glucosamin [neuter] (German), मधुमतिक्ती (madhumtiktī) (Hindi), glucosamina [feminine] (Italian), glikozamina [feminine] (Polish), glucosamina [feminine] (Portuguese), glucosamina [feminine] (Spanish)

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