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aglycon

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[uh-glahy-kon] / əˈglaɪ kɒn /
Also aglycone

noun

Biochemistry.

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

Etymology

Origin of aglycon

First recorded in 1920–25; aglucon

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