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Glycerin vs Glycoside - What's the difference?

glycerin | glycoside |

As nouns the difference between glycerin and glycoside

is that glycerin is an alternative spelling of lang=en while glycoside is a molecule in which a sugar group (the glycone) is bound to a non-sugar group (the corresponding aglycone) by a nitrogen or oxygen atom. Glycosides yield a sugar after undergoing hydrolysis.

glycerin

English

Noun

(-)
  • (organic compound)

    • References

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    glycoside

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (organic chemistry, biochemistry) A molecule in which a sugar group (the glycone) is bound to a non-sugar group (the corresponding aglycone) by a nitrogen or oxygen atom. Glycosides yield a sugar after undergoing hydrolysis.

    • Derived terms

    * azidoglycoside * glycosylglycoside * multiglycoside * nonglycoside

    Related terms

    * glycosidase * glycosidation * glucoside * glycosidic * glycosidically * transglycosidase

    External links

    * (wikipedia "glycoside")