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aglycons

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a⋅gly⋅con

  [uh-glahy-kon]
–noun Biochemistry.
a noncarbohydrate group, usually an alcohol or phenol, combined with a sugar to form a glycoside.
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Also, a⋅gly⋅cone  [uh-glahy-kohn] .
Compare aglucon.

Origin:
1920–25; see aglucon
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a·gly·cone   (ə-glī'kōn')   
n.  The nonsugar component of a glycoside molecule that results from hydrolysis of the molecule.

[a-, together (from Greek ha-; see haploid) + glyc(o)- + -one.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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