glucosidic

Variant of glucoside

glucoside definition

glu·co·side (glo̵̅o̅′kə sīd′)

noun

  1. glycoside
  2. a glycoside whose sugar constituent is glucose

Etymology: glucos(e) + -ide

Related Forms:

  • glucosidic glu′·co·sid′ic (-sid′ik) adjective

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