glycoside
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- noun
- /ˈɡlaɪkəˌsaɪd/
- Specialized
:
glucosido
- Foxglove contains glycosides, which are extracted from the second year's growth of leaves to make the heart drug digitalis.
- triterpene glycosides
Examples
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Many plants produce glycosides, which are compounds made up of sugars bound to other functional groups.
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Carr processed glycol glycosides with propylene oxide to form polyether polyols.
Academic text (1994) -
Salicylic glycosides located in the bark of willow have similar properties to salicylic acid and are buffer compounds, which have no side effects on the digestive system.
Blog text (14) -
Because toxic secondary compounds (such as alkaloids and glycosides) are often specific to certain plant groups (Harborne 1977), one would expect plant lineages with such compounds to be underrepresented in lists of food plants.
Academic text (2008) -
Carbohydrates and their derivatives, such as glycosides, xylitol, and cyclodextrins, can modulate endosomal osmolysis or membrane permeability.
Academic text (2018) -
Glycosides, formed from starch and ethylene glycol, for example, are now used to make products such as coating resins, detergents, and cosmetic moisturizers.
Academic text (1994) -
Cardiac glycosides found in milkweed can be toxic to some animals while beneficial to others.
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Research on steviol glycosides has shown they can be used as natural sweeteners in various food products.
Compounds
- Specialized
A medicine made from the foxglove plant that makes the heart beat stronger
- Specialized
A chemical made of a phenol part and a sugar part that breaks by acids, bases, or enzymes
Surface Forms
Morphology
glycoside = glycos + ide
The term is built from specialized combining forms used in chemistry ('glycos-' for sugar and the chemical suffix '-ide'), which are not recognizable to average B1 learners and do not yield the everyday meaning of the word.
Etymology
The word glycoside starts with glyco-, from a Greek word for 'sweet' or 'sugar', and ends with -side, a chemical ending for a 'linked part'. So a glycoside is simply a 'sugar joined to another part', which explains why it names compounds where a sugar is attached to another group.