any of an extensive group of compounds that yield glucose and some other substance or substances when treated with a dilute acid or decomposed by a ferment or enzyme.
Main Entry: glu·co·side Pronunciation: 'glü-k&-"sId Function: noun :GLYCOSIDE; especially: a glycoside that yields glucose on hydrolysis —glu·co·sid·ic/"glü-k&-'sid-ik/adjective —glu·co·sid·i·cal·ly/-i-k(&-)lE/adverb