GLYCOSIDE


Meaning of GLYCOSIDE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈglī-kə-ˌsīd ]

noun

Etymology: alteration of glucoside

Date: 1855

: any of numerous sugar derivatives that contain a nonsugar group bonded to an oxygen or nitrogen atom and that on hydrolysis yield a sugar (as glucose)

• gly·co·sid·ic ˌglī-kə-ˈsi-dik adjective

• gly·co·sid·i·cal·ly -di-k(ə-)lē adverb

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