Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

glycophagy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
gly-cophagy
IPA
25
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

feeding on, or metabolism of sugars, especially glucose

Uncountable

Etymology

From glyco- + -phagy.

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Questions

What does glycophagy mean?
feeding on, or metabolism of sugars, especially glucose
Where does glycophagy come from?
From glyco- + -phagy.

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