Associations to the word «Glycoside»

Wiktionary

GLYCOSIDE, noun. (organic chemistry) (biochemistry) 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.

Dictionary definition

GLYCOSIDE, noun. A group of compounds derived from monosaccharides.

Wise words

It is better wither to be silent, or to say things of more value than silence. Sooner throw a pearl at hazard than an idle or useless word; and do not say a little in many words, but a great deal in a few.
Pythagoras