glycoside

[ glahy-kuh-sahyd ]

/ ˈglaɪ kəˌsaɪd /

noun Biochemistry.

any of the class of compounds that yield a sugar and an aglycon upon hydrolysis.

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Origin of glycoside

1925–30; glycose (a monosaccharide) + -ide

OTHER WORDS FROM glycoside

gly·co·sid·ic

[glahy-kuh-sid-ik] /ˌglaɪ kəˈsɪd ɪk/, adjective

Words nearby glycoside

glycosaminoglycan, glycose, glycosecretory, glycosialia, glycosialorrhea, glycoside, glycosphingolipid, glycostatic, glycosuria, glycosyl, glycosylated hemoglobin

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British Dictionary definitions for glycoside

glycoside

/ (ˈɡlaɪkəʊˌsaɪd) /

noun

any of a group of substances, such as digitoxin, derived from monosaccharides by replacing the hydroxyl group by another group. Many are important medicinal drugsSee also glucoside

Derived forms of glycoside

glycosidic (ˌɡlaɪkəʊˈsɪdɪk), adjective

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Medical definitions for glycoside

glycoside

[ glī′kə-sīd′ ]

n.

Any of a group of organic compounds, occurring abundantly in plants, that yield a sugar and one or more nonsugar substances on hydrolysis.

Other words from glycoside

gly′co•sid′ic (-sĭd′ĭk) adj.

Scientific definitions for glycoside

glycoside

[ glī′kə-sīd′ ]

Any of various organic compounds formed from a simple sugar (monosaccharide) by replacing the hydrogen atom of one of its hydroxyl groups (OH) with the bond to another biologically active molecule. Glycosides occur abundantly in plants, especially as pigments, and are used in medicines, dyes, and cleansing agents.