English
glycosyl
From glycose + -yl.
A compound of glycose + -yl
Proto-Hellenic *dlukús
Ancient Greek γλῠκῠ́ς ‘sweet’
Ancient Greek γλεῦκος ‘sweet new wine, must’
French glucose
English glucose
English glycose
Today it means
noun Any functional group derived from a sugar (especially from a monosaccharide) by removal of the hemiacetal hydroxy group.
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Etymograph / glycosyl