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glycoside definition

gly·co·side (glī′kə sīd′)

noun

any of a group of sugar derivatives, widely distributed in plants, which on hydrolysis yield a sugar and one or more other substances

Etymology: Fr < glycose (altered after Gr glykys), for glucose, glucose + -ide, -ide

Related Forms:

  • glycosidic gly′·co·sid′ic (-sid′ik) adjective

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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