aglycon

American

[uh-glahy-kon] / əˈglaɪ kɒn /

Also aglycone

noun

Biochemistry.

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

First recorded in 1920–25; see origin at aglucon

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