glycoside

glycoside
[ˈglʌɪkə(ʊ)sʌɪd]
noun
  1. (Biochemistry)a compound formed from a simple sugar and another compound by replacement of a hydroxyl group in the sugar molecule. Many drugs and poisons derived from plants are glycosides
    (生化)糖苷
派生
glycosidic
adjective
语源
  1. late 19th cent.: from glyco- 'relating to sugar', on the pattern of glucoside
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