glycoside
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Etymology[edit]
From glyco- (“a sugar”) + -ide (similar to glucoside), 1925–1930.
Noun[edit]
glycoside (plural glycosides)
- (organic chemistry, biochemistry) A molecule in which a sugar group (the glycone) is bound to a non-sugar group (the corresponding aglycone) by a nitrogen or oxygen atom. Glycosides yield a sugar after undergoing hydrolysis.
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chemical compound
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Noun[edit]
glycoside m (plural glycosides)