aglucon
[ uh-gloo-kon ]
/ əˈglu kɒn /
noun Biochemistry.
an aglycon, especially one combined with glucose to form a glycoside.
Also
a·glu·cone
[uh-gloo-kohn] /əˈglu koʊn/.
Origin of aglucon
1920–25; < Greek
a- together +
gluk- (variant transliteration of
glyk-, stem of
glykýs) sweet +
-on; see
-one
Words nearby aglucon
aglitter,
aglossia,
aglossostomia,
aglow,
aglu,
aglucon,
aglutition,
aglycon,
aglycosuria,
agm,
agma