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glucoside

/ɡlˈukəsˌaɪd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.06 in modern English

Syllables
glu-co-side
IPA
/ɡlˈukəsˌaɪd/
13
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A glycoside that yields glucose after hydrolysis.

Etymology

From glucose + -ide (1865-70).

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

glucosides (plural) glucosid (alternative, archaic)

Derived Forms

apioglucoside diglucoside glucosidal glucosidase glucosidation glucosidic glucosiduronate monoglucoside nonaglucoside octaglucoside octylglucoside oligoglucoside

Questions

How do you pronounce glucoside?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɡlˈukəsˌaɪd/.
What does glucoside mean?
A glycoside that yields glucose after hydrolysis.
Where does glucoside come from?
From glucose + -ide (1865-70).

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