glycoside
English
Etymology
From glyco- (“a sugar”) + -ide (similar to glucoside), 1925–1930.
Noun
glycoside (plural glycosides)
- (organic chemistry, biochemistry) A molecule in which a sugar group (the glycone) is bound to a non-sugar group (the corresponding aglycone) by a nitrogen or oxygen atom. Glycosides yield a sugar after undergoing hydrolysis.
Hyponyms
- glucoside
Derived terms
- acanthaglycoside
- aminoglycoside
- azidoglycoside
- condurangoglycoside
- glycosidal
- glycosidic
- glycosylglycoside
- heptadecaglycoside
- multiglycoside
- nipoglycoside
- nonglycoside
- polyglycoside
- purpureaglycoside
- rhamnosylglycoside
- thioglycoside
Related terms
Related terms
- glucoside
- glycosidase
- glycosidation
- glycosidic
- glycosidically
- transglycosidase
Translations
chemical compound
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French
Noun
glycoside m (plural glycosides)
- glycoside