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glyco- definition

glyco- (glīkō, -kə)

glycerol, sugar, sweet, glycogen, glycine
also, before a vowel, glyc- (glīk)

Etymology: Gr glyko- < glykys: see glycerin

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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