How do you use Sialic in a sentence? See 3 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.
Sialic in a sentence
Sialic meaning
- Of or pertaining to saliva.
- Of or pertaining to sialic acid or its derivatives.
Using Sialic
- The main meaning on this page is: Of or pertaining to saliva. | Of or pertaining to sialic acid or its derivatives.
- In the example corpus, sialic often appears in combinations such as: sialic acid, -linked sialic.
Context around Sialic
- Average sentence length in these examples: 31 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 3 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 3 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Sialic
- In this selection, "sialic" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 31 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, linked, acid and receptors stand out and add context to how "sialic" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 3 linked sialic acid while and 6 linked sialic acid the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "sialic" sits close to words such as aabc, aacr and aacsb, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with sialic
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Influenza viruses have to attach to molecular structures called sialic receptors on the outside of cells in order to get inside and start replicating. (24 words)
Bird influenza viruses, such as H5N1, use a version called a2,3-linked sialic acid, while human flu viruses use a2,6-linked sialic acid - the predominant variant in the human upper respiratory tract. (34 words)
H5N1, the bird flu virus behind the ongoing outbreak in the US, has really only demonstrated an affinity for the types of sialic acid receptors that are most plentiful in the respiratory tracts of birds. (35 words)
H5N1, the bird flu virus behind the ongoing outbreak in the US, has really only demonstrated an affinity for the types of sialic acid receptors that are most plentiful in the respiratory tracts of birds. (35 words)
Bird influenza viruses, such as H5N1, use a version called a2,3-linked sialic acid, while human flu viruses use a2,6-linked sialic acid - the predominant variant in the human upper respiratory tract. (34 words)
Influenza viruses have to attach to molecular structures called sialic receptors on the outside of cells in order to get inside and start replicating. (24 words)
Example sentences (3)
Bird influenza viruses, such as H5N1, use a version called a2,3-linked sialic acid, while human flu viruses use a2,6-linked sialic acid - the predominant variant in the human upper respiratory tract.
H5N1, the bird flu virus behind the ongoing outbreak in the US, has really only demonstrated an affinity for the types of sialic acid receptors that are most plentiful in the respiratory tracts of birds.
Influenza viruses have to attach to molecular structures called sialic receptors on the outside of cells in order to get inside and start replicating.
Common combinations with sialic
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- sialic acid 3×
- -linked sialic 2×