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GLYCOSIDIC

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gly⋅co⋅side

  [glahy-kuh-sahyd]
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–noun Biochemistry.
any of the class of compounds that yield a sugar and an aglycon upon hydrolysis.
Origin:
1925–30; glycose + -ide

Related forms:
gly⋅co⋅sid⋅ic  [glahy-kuh-sid-ik] , adjective
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gly·co·side   (glī'kə-sīd')   
n.  Any of a group of organic compounds, occurring abundantly in plants, that yield a sugar and one or more nonsugar substances on hydrolysis.

[glycose, a monosaccharide (variant of glucose) + -ide.]
gly'co·sid'ic (-sĭd'ĭk) adj.
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Main Entry: gly·co·side
Pronunciation: 'glI-k&-"sId
Function: noun
: any of numerous sugar derivatives that contain a nonsugar groupattached through an oxygen or nitrogen bond and that on hydrolysis yield a sugar (as glucose) —gly·co·sid·ic /"glI-k&-'sid-ik/ adjective —gly·co·sid·i·cal·ly /-i-k(&-)lE/ adverb
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glycoside gly·co·side (glī'kə-sīd')
n.
Any of a group of organic compounds, occurring abundantly in plants, that yield a sugar and one or more nonsugar substances on hydrolysis.

gly'co·sid'ic (-sĭd'ĭk) adj.

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