noun
- a compound consisting of a sugar molecule bonded to a non-sugar molecule
Usage: chemistry; biochemistry
Examples
- Many plant pigments are glycosides that give flowers their bright colors.
- The medication is a cardiac glycoside used to treat heart conditions.
- Researchers isolated several glycosides from the bark extract.
- Saponins are a type of glycoside found in many plants.
- The glycoside breaks down into sugar and another compound when digested.
- Scientists studied the glycoside content of various herbal remedies.