noun
- compounds consisting of a sugar molecule bonded to a non-sugar molecule, commonly found in plants
Usage: biochemistry; plural form
Examples
- Many plants produce glycosides as natural defense compounds.
- Cardiac glycosides are used in heart medications.
- The bitter taste of almonds comes from cyanogenic glycosides.
- Researchers studied the glycosides extracted from the herb.
- Some glycosides have antimicrobial properties.
- The plant’s leaves contain several different glycosides.