ascaroside

Questions

What does ascaroside mean?

Any of a group of glycolipids, containing the sugar ascarylose, found in some nematode worms

Where does ascaroside come from?

Realized as ascar- + -ose + -ide rather than ascarylose + -ide.

How to pronounce ascaroside

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