See Also: glyco-(medicine)
glyco-(dictionary)

glyco- (iou)



glyco- combining form.
[from Greek glukus sweet + -O-.]
Chemistry & Biochemistry. Sugar; containing, related to, or yielding sugar; affecting the metabolism of sugar. Formerly also, glycerol. Cf. GLUCO-.
glycobi'ology noun the branch of science that deals with the role of sugars in biological processes L20.
glycocalyx noun (Biology) a layer on the outer surface of a plasma membrane, composed of carbohydrate chains of proteoglycans or glycoproteins M20.
glycocholic adjective (Biochemistry) designating one of the principal acids in bile M19.
glyco'lipid noun (Biochemistry) any compound in which a sugar or other carbohydrate is combined with a lipid M20.
glyco'phorin noun (Biochemistry) a glycoprotein found in erythrocyte membranes L20.
glycophyte noun (Ecology) a plant whose growth is inhibited by saline soil M20.
glycophytic adjective (Ecology) pertaining to or designating a glycophyte M20.
glycoproteid noun a glycoprotein L19-E20.
glyco'protein noun a protein that has short side-chains of carbohydrate in its molecule E20.
glycotropic adjective (Biochemistry) antagonistic to insulin M20.