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Definition of "glycosides" [glycosides]

  • Plural form of glycoside. (noun)

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Use "glycosides" in a sentence
  • "Zemplen was a carbohydrate chemist, much interested in glycosides."
  • "When our ancestors first used foxglove to treat heart failure, they didn’t know that this fuchsia-flowered plant contained molecules called glycosides that stimulate heart cells."
  • "The most dangerous plants contain one of these three chemicals — solanine, grayanotoxins, and cardiac glycosides."