chondroitin
English
Noun
chondroitin
(
plural
chondroitins
)
(
biochemistry
)
Any of a range of
mucopolysaccharides
, derived from
galactosamine
and
glucuronic acid
, that occur in
cartilage
and
bone
.
Derived terms
chondroitinase
chondroitinsulfatase