Meaning Of The Word Glycoside

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What's The Definition Of Glycoside?

glycoside in American English
any of a group of sugar derivatives, widely distributed in plants, which on hydrolysis yield a sugar and one or more other substances
noun: any of the class of compounds that yield a sugar and an aglycon upon hydrolysis

glycoside in British English
noun: 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

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