Meanings
nounglycoside (plural glycosides)
plural glycosides
- biochemistryA 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.
Origin
- Ancient Greekγλυκύς“sweet”
- Englishglycoside
From glycose + -ide, 1925–1930. Morphologically from Ancient Greek γλυκύς (glukús, “sweet”) + -ose + -ide.
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan glicòsid
- glicòsidchemical compound
Chinese Cantonese 苷, 醣苷 /糖苷
- 苷 (gam¹)chemical compound
- 醣苷 /糖苷 (tong⁴ gam¹)chemical compound
- 配糖體 /配糖体 (pui³ tong⁴ tai²)chemical compound
- 配糖物 (pui³ tong⁴ mat⁶)chemical compound
- 甙 (doi⁶)chemical compound
Chinese Mandarin 苷, 醣苷 /糖苷
- 苷 (gān)chemical compound
- 醣苷 /糖苷 (tánggān)chemical compound
- 配糖體 /配糖体 (pèitángtǐ)chemical compound
- 配糖物 (pèitángwù)chemical compound
- 甙 (dài)chemical compound
Danish glykosid
- glykosidchemical compound
Finnish glykosidi
- glykosidichemical compound
French glycoside
- glycosidechemical compound
Greek γλυκοζίτης
- γλυκοζίτης (glykozítis)chemical compound
Italian glicoside
- glicosidechemical compound
Japanese 配糖体, グリコシド
- 配糖体 (haitōtai)chemical compound
- グリコシド (gurikoshido)chemical compound
Polish glikozyd
- glikozydchemical compound
Portuguese glicosídeo, glicósido
- glicosídeochemical compound
- glicósidochemical compound
Russian гликози́д
- гликози́д (glikozíd)chemical compound
Spanish glucósido
- glucósidochemical compound
Cite this entry
APA
glycoside. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/glycoside
MLA
“glycoside.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/glycoside. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “glycoside,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/glycoside.
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