əˈglīˌkän, äˈ-, aˈ- noun
or agly·cone -ōn
( -s )
Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary a- (from Greek a-, ha- together) + glyc- + -on, -one
: an organic compound, usually a phenol or an alcohol, combined with the sugar portion of a glycoside and obtainable by hydrolysis
quercetin is the aglycon of quercitrin