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Definitions for Glycogen
[1] a white, tasteless polysaccharide, (C6 H10 O5 )n , molecularly similar to starch, constituting the principal carbohydrate storage material in animals and occurring chiefly in the liver, in muscle, and in fungi and yeasts.
[2] a polysaccharide consisting of glucose units: the form in which carbohydrate is stored in the liver and muscles in man and animals. It can easily be hydrolysed to glucose Also called: animal starch
Words related to Glycogen
carbohydrate, sugar, starch, lactose, glucose, cellulose, polysaccharide, galactose, monosaccharide, disaccharide, sucrose, maltose, fructose, dextrose, dextrin
Words nearby Glycogen
glycinuria, glyco-, glycocalyx, glycocholate, glycocholic acid, glycogen, glycogen acanthosis, glycogen granule, glycogen storage disease, glycogen synthase, glycogenesis
Origin of Glycogen
First recorded in 1855–60; glyco- + -gen
Other words from Glycogen
gly′co•gen′ ic (-jĕn′ ĭk ) adj.