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aglycon

[ uh-glahy-kon ]

noun

, Biochemistry.
  1. a noncarbohydrate group, usually an alcohol or phenol, combined with a sugar to form a glycoside.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of aglycon1

First recorded in 1920–25; aglucon

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