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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
sialic acid /sʌɪˈalɪk/

▶noun Biochemistry a substance present in saliva, consisting of a sugar with amino and ester groups.

– origin 1950s: from Gk sialon ‘saliva’ + -ic.

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