glycoside
[ glahy-kuh-sahyd ]
/ ˈglaɪ kəˌsaɪd /
noun Biochemistry.
any of the class of compounds that yield a sugar and an aglycon upon hydrolysis.
Origin of glycoside
1925–30;
glycose (a monosaccharide) +
-ide
OTHER WORDS FROM glycoside
gly·co·sid·ic [glahy-kuh-sid-ik] /ˌglaɪ kəˈsɪd ɪk/, adjectiveWords nearby glycoside
British Dictionary definitions for glycosidic
glycoside
/ (ˈɡlaɪkəʊˌsaɪd) /
noun
any of a group of substances, such as digitoxin, derived from monosaccharides by replacing the hydroxyl group by another group. Many are important medicinal drugs
See also glucoside
Derived forms of glycoside
glycosidic (ˌɡlaɪkəʊˈsɪdɪk), adjectiveMedical definitions for glycosidic
glycoside
[ glī′kə-sīd′ ]
n.
Any of a group of organic compounds, occurring abundantly in plants, that yield a sugar and one or more nonsugar substances on hydrolysis.
Other words from glycoside
gly′co•sid′ic (-sĭd′ĭk) adj.Scientific definitions for glycosidic
glycoside
[ glī′kə-sīd′ ]
Any of various organic compounds formed from a simple sugar (monosaccharide) by replacing the hydrogen atom of one of its hydroxyl groups (OH) with the bond to another biologically active molecule. Glycosides occur abundantly in plants, especially as pigments, and are used in medicines, dyes, and cleansing agents.