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glycogen

/ˈɡlaɪ.kə.d͡ʒn̩/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.78 in modern English

Syllables
glyco-gen
IPA
/ˈɡlaɪ.kə.d͡ʒn̩/
15
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A polysaccharide that is the main form of carbohydrate storage in animals; converted to glucose as needed.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Hellenic *dlukús Ancient Greek γλῠκῠ́ς (glŭkŭ́s)der. French glyco- Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁os Proto-Hellenic *génos Ancient Greek γένος (génos) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ēs Proto-Hellenic *-ēs Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) Ancient Greek -γενής (-genḗs)lbor. French -gène French glycogènebor. English glycogen Borrowed from French glycogène. By surface analysis, glyco- + -gen.

Usage

Inflected Forms

glycogens (plural)

Derived Forms

glycogenesis glycogenic glycogenolysis glycogenolytic glycogenosis glycogenosome glycogenotic nonglycogen phytoglycogen

Synonyms

animal starch

Questions

How do you pronounce glycogen?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɡlaɪ.kə.d͡ʒn̩/.
What does glycogen mean?
A polysaccharide that is the main form of carbohydrate storage in animals; converted to glucose as needed.
Where does glycogen come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Hellenic *dlukús Ancient Greek γλῠκῠ́ς (glŭkŭ́s)der. French glyco- Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁os Proto-Hellenic *génos Ancient Greek γένος (génos) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ēs Proto-Hellenic *-ēs Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) Ancient Greek -γενής (-genḗs)lbor. French -gène French glycogènebor. English glycogen Borrowed from French glycogène. By surface analysis, glyco- + -gen.

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