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Word: Aglycone
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
early 20th century. From a- + glyco- + -one, after German Aglykon
Definition:
An organic compound (typically an alcohol or phenol) which is combined with a sugar molecule to form a glycoside, from which it may be obtained by hydrolysis.
Variant Forms:
- aglycon
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