Medical Dictionary
teichoic acid
noun tei·cho·ic acid \tī-ˌkō-ik-\
Medical Definition of TEICHOIC ACID
: any of a class of strongly acidic polymers found in the cell walls, capsules, and membranes of all gram-positive bacteria and containing residues of the phosphates of glycerol and adonitol
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