ALL meanings of glycoside
gly·co·side
G g - noun glycoside any of the class of compounds that yield a sugar and an aglycon upon hydrolysis. 1
- noun glycoside 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. 1
- noun glycoside (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. 0
- noun glycoside any of a group of substances, such as digitoxin, derived from monosaccharides by replacing the hydroxyl group by another group. Many are important medicinal drugs 0
- noun glycoside any of a group of sugar derivatives, widely distributed in plants, which on hydrolysis yield a sugar and one or more other substances 0