glucoside

[ gloo-kuh-sahyd ]
/ ˈglu kəˌsaɪd /

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 of glucoside

First recorded in 1865–70; glucos(e) + -ide

OTHER WORDS FROM glucoside

glu·co·sid·al, glu·co·sid·ic [gloo-kuh-sid-ik] /ˌglu kəˈsɪd ɪk/, adjective

Words nearby glucoside

glucose-6-phosphatase, glucose-6-phosphate, glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase, glucosephosphate isomerase deficiency, glucosidase, glucoside, glucosin, glucosinolate, glucosuria, glucosylceramide, glucosyltransferase

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British Dictionary definitions for glucoside

glucoside
/ (ˈɡluːkəʊˌsaɪd) /

noun

biochem any of a large group of glycosides that yield glucose on hydrolysis

Derived forms of glucoside

glucosidal or glucosidic (ˌɡluːkəʊˈsɪdɪk), adjective

Medical definitions for glucoside

glucoside
[ glōō′kə-sīd′ ]

n.

A glycoside, the sugar component of which is glucose.

Other words from glucoside

glu′co•sid′ic (-sĭd′ĭk) adj.

Scientific definitions for glucoside

glucoside
[ glōō′kə-sīd′ ]

A glycoside in which the sugar component is glucose.