glycogen

[ glahy-kuh-juhn, -jen ]

/ ˈglaɪ kə dʒən, -ˌdʒɛn /

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noun Biochemistry.

a white, tasteless polysaccharide, (C6H10O5)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.

Also called animal starch .

Origin of glycogen

First recorded in 1855–60; glyco- + -gen

Words nearby glycogen

glycinuria, glyco-, glycocalyx, glycocholate, glycocholic acid, glycogen, glycogen acanthosis, glycogenesis, glycogenetic, glycogen granule, glycogenic

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Example sentences from the Web for glycogen

It also plays at times the same part as masochistic nightmares, filling as it does, the body with glycogen and a sense of power.
Psychoanalysis|Andr Tridon
Like glucose and fructose, galactose seems to promote the production of glycogen in the body.
Dietetics for Nurses|Fairfax T. Proudfit
Thus we have animal starch, or glycogen, stored up in the liver.
A Practical Physiology|Albert F. Blaisdell
The body readily converts its supply of glycogen into glucose, the form in which the body uses the carbohydrates for fuel.
Dietetics for Nurses|Fairfax T. Proudfit

His potential energy is the food stored up in his body, particularly the glycogen in the liver and muscles.
Applied Eugenics|Paul Popenoe and Roswell Hill Johnson

British Dictionary definitions for glycogen

glycogen

/ (ˈɡlaɪkəʊdʒən, -dʒɛn) /

noun

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 glucoseAlso called: animal starch

Derived forms of glycogen

glycogenic (ˌɡlaɪkəʊˈdʒɛnɪk), adjective

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Medical definitions for glycogen

glycogen

[ glī′kə-jən ]

n.

A polysaccharide that is the main form of carbohydrate storage in animals and occurs mainly in liver and muscle tissue; it is readily converted to glucose.animal starch

Other words from glycogen

gly′co•gen′ic (-jĕn′ĭk) adj.

Scientific definitions for glycogen

glycogen

[ glī′kə-jən ]

A polysaccharide stored in animal liver and muscle cells that is easily converted to glucose to meet metabolic energy requirements. Most of the carbohydrate energy stored in animal cells is in the form of glycogen.

单词	glycogen
释义	glycogen [ glahy-kuh-juhn, -jen ] / ˈglaɪ kə dʒən, -ˌdʒɛn / SEE SYNONYMS FOR glycogen ON THESAURUS.COM noun Biochemistry. a white, tasteless polysaccharide, (C6H10O5)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. Also called animal starch . Origin of glycogen First recorded in 1855–60; glyco- + -gen Words nearby glycogen glycinuria, glyco-, glycocalyx, glycocholate, glycocholic acid, glycogen, glycogen acanthosis, glycogenesis, glycogenetic, glycogen granule, glycogenic Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for glycogen It also plays at times the same part as masochistic nightmares, filling as it does, the body with glycogen and a sense of power. Psychoanalysis\|Andr Tridon Like glucose and fructose, galactose seems to promote the production of glycogen in the body. Dietetics for Nurses\|Fairfax T. Proudfit Thus we have animal starch, or glycogen, stored up in the liver. A Practical Physiology\|Albert F. Blaisdell The body readily converts its supply of glycogen into glucose, the form in which the body uses the carbohydrates for fuel. Dietetics for Nurses\|Fairfax T. Proudfit His potential energy is the food stored up in his body, particularly the glycogen in the liver and muscles. Applied Eugenics\|Paul Popenoe and Roswell Hill Johnson British Dictionary definitions for glycogen glycogen / (ˈɡlaɪkəʊdʒən, -dʒɛn) / noun 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 glucoseAlso called: animal starch Derived forms of glycogen glycogenic (ˌɡlaɪkəʊˈdʒɛnɪk), adjective Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to glycogen carbohydrate, sugar, starch, lactose, glucose, cellulose, polysaccharide, galactose, monosaccharide, disaccharide, sucrose, maltose, fructose, dextrose, dextrin Medical definitions for glycogen glycogen [ glī′kə-jən ] n. A polysaccharide that is the main form of carbohydrate storage in animals and occurs mainly in liver and muscle tissue; it is readily converted to glucose.animal starch Other words from glycogen gly′co•gen′ic (-jĕn′ĭk) adj. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. Scientific definitions for glycogen glycogen [ glī′kə-jən ] A polysaccharide stored in animal liver and muscle cells that is easily converted to glucose to meet metabolic energy requirements. Most of the carbohydrate energy stored in animal cells is in the form of glycogen. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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glycogen

noun Biochemistry.

Origin of glycogen

Words nearby glycogen

Example sentences from the Web for glycogen

British Dictionary definitions for glycogen

noun

Derived forms of glycogen

Words related to glycogen

Medical definitions for glycogen

n.

Other words from glycogen

Scientific definitions for glycogen