glycogen
glycogen · glycogens
гликоген
Glykogen
A polysaccharide that is the main form of carbohydrate storage in animalsA polysaccharide that is the main form of carbohydrate storage in animals; converted to glucose as needed.
/ˈɡlaɪ.kə.d͡ʒn̩/
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)A polysaccharide that is the main form of carbohydrate storage in animals; converted to glucose as needed.
Glykogen
гликоге́нglikogén
one form in which body fuel is stored; stored primarily in the liver and broken down into glucose when needed by the body
Translations
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By meaning 1
polysaccharide that is the main form of carbohydrate storage in animals:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
polysaccharide that is the main form of carbohydrate storage in animals:
Origin
Borrowed from French glycogène. By surface analysis, glyco- + -gen.Borrowed from French glycogène. By surface analysis, glyco- + -gen.
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Forms
plural: glycogensSynonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- one form in which body fuel is stored; stored primarily in the liver and broken down into glucose when needed by the body:animal starch
Word family
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