glucosamine

English

Etymology

From glucose +‎ -amine.

Noun

glucosamine (countable and uncountable, plural glucosamines)

2. (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
• diglucosamine
• phosphoglucosamine

Translations

an amino derivative of glucose

• Catalan: glucosamina f
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 氨基葡萄糖 (zh) (ānjī pútáotáng)

• Danish: glukosamin c or n
• Finnish: glukosamiini
• German: Glucosamin n
• Hindi: मधुमतिक्ती (madhumtiktī)
• Italian: glucosamina f
• Polish: glikozamina f
• Portuguese: glucosamina f
• Spanish: glucosamina f

Italian

Noun

glucosamine f

1. plural of glucosamina