teichoic acid

English

Etymology

teichoic + acid

Noun

teichoic acid (plural teichoic acids)

  1. (biochemistry) Any of several polymers of glycerol or ribitol, linked via phosphodiester bonds, that are found in the cell walls of many bacteria
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