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glycoside

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

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.

Equivalents

Españolglucósido
Françaisglycoside
Portuguêsglicosídeoglicósido
8 more languages
Danskglykosid
Suomiglykosidi
Bahasa Indonesia-ida
Italianoglicoside
日本語グリコシド配糖体
Қазақ тілігликозид
Polskiglikozyd
Русскийгликозид

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

glycosidic acid glycosidic bond glycosine glycosinine glycosinolate glycosinolic acid

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