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glycoside

American  
[glahy-kuh-sahyd] / ˈglaɪ kəˌsaɪd /

noun

Biochemistry.

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

glycoside British  
/ ˌɡlaɪkəʊˈsɪdɪk, ˈɡlaɪkəʊˌsaɪd /

noun

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

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glycoside Scientific  
/ glī′kə-sīd′ /

  1. 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.

Other Word Forms

  • glycosidic adjective

Etymology

Origin of glycoside

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

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