glycoside
noun
gly·co·side ˈglī-kə-ˌsīd 
: any of numerous sugar derivatives that contain a nonsugar group bonded to an oxygen or nitrogen atom and that on hydrolysis yield a sugar (such as glucose)
glycosidic
ˌglī-kə-ˈsi-dik
adjective glycosidically
ˌglī-kə-ˈsi-di-k(ə-)lē
adverb 
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web The Ultra Facial Cleanser gets its luxurious soapy texture from glycoside, a foaming agent naturally sourced from sugar. 
The Salt Lake Tribune, 9 May 2022 All parts of the plant, including the seeds, contain a glycoside called wisterin which is toxic if consumed. Tim Macwelch, Outdoor Life, 13 Aug. 2019 The principal sweeteners used in Coca-Cola products are aspartame, acesulfame potassium, sucralose, saccharin, cyclamate and steviol glycosides. Stephanie Toone, ajc, 27 Feb. 2020 Milkweed plants produce compounds called cardiac glycosides, which disrupt molecular pumps that control the proper flow of ions in and out of cells. Elizabeth Pennisi, Science | AAAS, 2 Oct. 2019 Some of stevia’s glycosides taste better than others in the plant but only occur in up to 1% of the leaf, making them commercially unviable, said Andrew Ohmes, Cargill’s global product lead for high-intensity sweeteners. Leigh Kamping-carder, WSJ, 19 Oct. 2018 Like Amai, the company uses fermentation to produce the glycosides. Leigh Kamping-carder, WSJ, 19 Oct. 2018 One big player, Cargill Inc., has built on its success with Truvia—a sweetener marketed to consumers that uses stevia-leaf extract—by experimenting with the plant’s other sweet molecules, known as glycosides. Leigh Kamping-carder, WSJ, 19 Oct. 2018 During this process, one or both of these compounds are extracted from the leaves by boiling them, then filtering the water through a material that traps the glycosides. Kate Morgan, The Cut, 26 Mar. 2018 See More
The Salt Lake Tribune, 9 May 2022 All parts of the plant, including the seeds, contain a glycoside called wisterin which is toxic if consumed. Tim Macwelch, Outdoor Life, 13 Aug. 2019 The principal sweeteners used in Coca-Cola products are aspartame, acesulfame potassium, sucralose, saccharin, cyclamate and steviol glycosides. Stephanie Toone, ajc, 27 Feb. 2020 Milkweed plants produce compounds called cardiac glycosides, which disrupt molecular pumps that control the proper flow of ions in and out of cells. Elizabeth Pennisi, Science | AAAS, 2 Oct. 2019 Some of stevia’s glycosides taste better than others in the plant but only occur in up to 1% of the leaf, making them commercially unviable, said Andrew Ohmes, Cargill’s global product lead for high-intensity sweeteners. Leigh Kamping-carder, WSJ, 19 Oct. 2018 Like Amai, the company uses fermentation to produce the glycosides. Leigh Kamping-carder, WSJ, 19 Oct. 2018 One big player, Cargill Inc., has built on its success with Truvia—a sweetener marketed to consumers that uses stevia-leaf extract—by experimenting with the plant’s other sweet molecules, known as glycosides. Leigh Kamping-carder, WSJ, 19 Oct. 2018 During this process, one or both of these compounds are extracted from the leaves by boiling them, then filtering the water through a material that traps the glycosides. Kate Morgan, The Cut, 26 Mar. 2018 See More Word History
Etymology
alteration of glucoside
First Known Use
1855, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
glycoside
noun
gly·co·side ˈglī-kə-ˌsīd
: any of numerous sugar derivatives that contain a nonsugar group attached through an oxygen or nitrogen bond and that on hydrolysis yield a sugar (as glucose)