See Also: neuraminic(dictionary)
neuraminic acid(medicine)
Herbal medicine (botanical medicine, herbology, phytomedicine)(health)
tenancy(dictionary)
Tenancy(money)
tenancy(dictionary)
Tenancy for Years(money)
Joint Tenancy(money)
TENANCY or TENANTCY(law)
Tenancy By The Entirety(law)

neuraminic acid (medicine) and tenancy (iou)


neuraminic acid (medicine)


neuraminic acid
<chemical> Sometimes known as sialic acid, but strictly one of a family of sialic acids (which includes also N glycolyl neuraminic acid and O substituted Derivatives).

It is a 9 carbon sugar formed by adding to mannose three carbons from pyruvate. Occurs in the subset of glycolipids known as gangliosides and in glycoproteins.

The presence of its carboxyl group on glycolipids and glycoproteins is responsible for much of the negative charge on animal cell surfaces.


tenancy (iou)



tenancy noun. LME.
[from TENANT noun + -ANCY, repr. medieval Latin tenantia, tenentia.]
That which is held by a tenant; spec. (a) a holding; (b) a position or office. rare. LME-L17.
Law. A holding or possession of lands or tenements by any right or title; spec. occupancy under a lease. Also, the state or condition of being a tenant; the duration or period of a tenure. L16.
Listener The..squatters were eventually given tenancy by the Greater London Council. M. Berlins You become entitled to a 'statutory tenancy'..with full Security of tenure. C. Harman Sylvia and Valentine took up the tenancy.
Occupation of or residence in any place, position, or condition. L16.
Phrases etc.: joint-tenancy: see JOINT adjective. several tenancy: see SEVERAL adjective 7. tenancy at will a tenancy of unspecified duration, terminable by either side. tenancy in common a shared tenancy in which each holder has a distinct, separately transferable interest.