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glu⋅co⋅side

[gloo-kuh-sahyd]
–noun
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.
Compare glycoside.


Origin:
1865–70; glucose + -ide


glu⋅co⋅sid⋅al, glu⋅co⋅sid⋅ic [gloo-kuh-sid-ik] , adjective
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glu·co·side   (glōō'kə-sīd')   
n.  A glycoside, the sugar component of which is glucose.
glu'co·sid'ic (-sĭd'ĭk) adj., glu'co·sid'i·cal·ly adv.
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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/ adjectiveglu·co·sid·i·cal·ly /-i-k(&-)lE/ adverb
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glucoside glu·co·side (gl&oomacr;'kə-sīd')
n.
A glycoside, the sugar component of which is glucose.


glu'co·sid'ic (-sĭd'ĭk) adj.

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glucoside   (gl'kə-sīd')  Pronunciation Key 
A glycoside in which the sugar component is glucose.
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