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Where does “glucoside” come from?

Glucoside comes from English glucose, from Ancient Greek γλεῦκος meaning sweet wine or must.

glucoside (English): A glycoside that yields glucose after hydrolysis

Definitions

  1. A glycoside that yields glucose after hydrolysis

Ancestry of “glucoside”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishIde—
2Frenchide—
3LatinIdusAlternative form of īdūs: the ides of a Roman...
4Swedishideffort, work, occupation; the tree "Taxus...
5Old Swedishidhe—
6Old Norse*iði—
7Old Norseiðjato be active, do, perform
8Old Norseiðwork; a restless motion

Words derived from “glucoside”

  • glucosidase
  • glucosidic
  • diglucoside
  • octylglucoside
  • glucosidation
  • transglucosidase
  • pyranoglucoside
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