Meanings
nounglucoside (plural glucosides)
plural glucosides · alternative archaic glucosid
- biochemistryA glycoside that yields glucose after hydrolysis.
Origin
From glucose + -ide (1865-70).
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan glicòsid
- glicòsidglycoside that yields glucose after hydrolysis
French glucoside
- glucosideglycoside that yields glucose after hydrolysis
German Glucosid
- Glucosidglycoside that yields glucose after hydrolysis
Italian glucoside
- glucosideglycoside that yields glucose after hydrolysis
Polish glukozyd
- glukozydglycoside that yields glucose after hydrolysis
Romanian glucozidă
- glucozidăglycoside that yields glucose after hydrolysis
Cite this entry
APA
glucoside. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/glucoside
MLA
“glucoside.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/glucoside. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “glucoside,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/glucoside.
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