AGLYCON


Meaning of AGLYCON in English

/euh gluy"kon/ , n. Biochem.

a noncarbohydrate group, usually an alcohol or phenol, combined with a sugar to form a glycoside.

Also, aglycone /euh gluy"kohn/ . Cf. aglucon .

[ 1920-25; see AGLUCON ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .