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gly⋅co⋅gen

  [glahy-kuh-juhn, -jen]
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–noun Biochemistry.
a white, tasteless polysaccharide, (C6H10O5)n, molecularly similar to starch, constituting the principal carbohydrate storage material in animals and occurring chiefly in the liver, in muscle, and in fungi and yeasts.
Also called animal starch.

Origin:
1855–60; glyco- + -gen
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gly·co·gen   (glī'kə-jən)   
n.  A polysaccharide, (C6H10O5)n, that is the main form of carbohydrate storage in animals and occurs primarily in the liver and muscle tissue. It is readily converted to glucose as needed by the body to satisfy its energy needs. Also called animal starch.
gly'co·gen'ic (-jěn'ĭk) adj.
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Main Entry: gly·co·gen
Pronunciation: 'glI-k&-j&n
Function: noun
: a white amorphous tasteless polysaccharide(C6H10O5)x that constitutes the principal form in which carbohydrate is stored in animal tissues, occurs especially in the liver and in muscle and also in fungiand yeasts, and resembles starch in molecular structure and in the formation of only glucose on complete hydrolysis called also animal starch
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glycogen gly·co·gen (glī'kə-jən)
n.
A polysaccharide that is the main form of carbohydrate storage in animals and occurs mainly in liver and muscle tissue; it is readily converted to glucose. Also called animal starch.

gly'co·gen'ic (-jěn'ĭk) adj.

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