ˈglīkəˌsīd noun
( -s )
Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary glycose + -ide
: any of a large class of natural or synthetic compounds (as anthocyanins) that are acetal derivatives of sugars and that on hydrolysis (as by the action of enzymes or dilute acids) yield one or more molecules of a sugar and often a noncarbohydrate : a mixed acetal of which a cyclic form of a glycose is the hemiacetal and which may be classified as a furanoside or pyranoside according to the size of the ring of the glycose or as an alpha glycoside or a beta glycoside according to the optical rotation
methyl glycosides
— see aglycon ; compare glucose illustration, glucoside , oligosaccharide , polysaccharide
• gly·co·sid·ic |glīkə|sidik adjective
• gly·co·sid·i·cal·ly -də̇k(ə)lē adverb