AGLYCONE


Meaning of AGLYCONE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ a-ˈglī-ˌkōn ]

noun

also agly·con -ˌkän

Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary a- (from Greek ha-, a- together) + glyc- + -one, -on

Date: 1925

: an organic compound (as a phenol or alcohol) combined with the sugar portion of a glycoside

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