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glycogen
n.
starch-like substance present in animal tissues which may be converted into dextrose
Glycogen
Glycogen is a multibranched
polysaccharide of
glucose that serves as a form of energy storage in
animals and
fungi. The polysaccharide structure represents the main storage form of glucose in the body.
glycogen
Noun
1. one form in which body fuel is stored; stored primarily in the liver and broken down into glucose when needed by the body
(synonym) animal starch
(hypernym) polysaccharide, polyose
Glycogen
(n.)
A white, amorphous, tasteless substance resembling starch, soluble in water to an opalescent fluid. It is found abundantly in the liver of most animals, and in small quantity in other organs and tissues, particularly in the embryo. It is quickly changed into sugar when boiled with dilute sulphuric or hydrochloric acid, and also by the action of amylolytic ferments.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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glycogen (animal starch)
A starchlike glucose polymer that is the main form in which carbohydrates are stored in humans and other animals and is the chief source of stored fuel in humans.