GLUCOSIDE

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A glycoside derived from glucose

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Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("glucoside" is a kind of...):

glycoside (a group of compounds derived from monosaccharides)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "glucoside"):

amygdalin (a bitter cyanogenic glucoside extracted from the seeds of apricots and plums and bitter almonds)

saponin (any of various plant glucosides that form soapy lathers when mixed and agitated with water; used in detergents and foaming agents and emulsifiers)

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