GLYCOGEN


Meaning of GLYCOGEN in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈglī-kə-jən ]

noun

Date: circa 1864

: a white amorphous tasteless polysaccharide (C 6 H 10 O 5 ) x that is the principal form in which glucose is stored in animal tissues and especially muscle and liver tissue

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.