English words: glycerosphingolipid to glycosyllipid

300 English words, part 43 of 84 of the words starting with G, A to Z. 17 have a page of their own.

English words glycerosphingolipid to glycosyllipid

glycerosphingolipid noun: A glycerolipid containing sphingosine
glycerotoxin noun: A neurotoxin present in the polychete Glycera convoluta
glycerous adjective: Of or pertaining to glycerine.
glyceroxide noun: Any alkoxide derived from glycerol
glyceryl noun: Either of the univalent, divalent or trivalent radicals derived from glycerol by removing hydrogen atoms from one, two or three hydroxyl groups
glyceryl trinitrate noun: Synonym of nitroglycerine.
glycid noun: Alternative form of glycide.
glycidamide noun: The amide of glycidic acid oxirane-2-carboxamide
glycide noun: A colourless liquid obtained from certain derivatives of glycerin, and regarded as a partially dehydrated glycerin; glycidic alcohol.
glycidic adjective: Pertaining to, or derived from, glycide.
glycidol noun: The epoxide derived from glycerol; it has a number of industrial uses
glycidyl noun: The univalent radical derived from glycidol
glycin noun: A phenolic derivative of glycine, N-(4-hydroxyphenyl)glycine, used as a photographic developer.
glycinal noun: The amino aldehyde NH₂CH₂CHO corresponding to the amino acid glycine; any derivative of this compound.
glycinamide noun: The amide of the amino acid glycine.
glycinamidine noun: The amidine of glycine "carbamimidoyl 2-aminoacetate"
glycinate noun: Any salt or ester of glycine.
glycination noun: Modification by reaction with glycine or a derivative
glycine noun /ˈɡlaɪˌsin/: A nonessential amino acid, amino-acetic acid, C₂H₅NO₂ found in most proteins but especially in sugar cane; the simplest amino acid.
glycineamide noun: glycinamide
glycinecin noun: A particular bacteriocin produced by the bacterium Xanthomonas campestris pv. glycines.
glycinemia noun: The presence of glycine in the blood
glycinergic adjective: activated by glycine
glycinin noun: Any of the main proteins found in soybean.
glycinohydroxamic acid noun: A glycine derivative of hydroxamic acid.
glycinol noun: A phytoalexin found in the soybean (Glycine max), formed by the cyclization of daidzein, with antiestrogenic activity.
glycinuria noun: A kidney condition that causes too much glycine in urine.
glycinyl noun: A univalent radical derived from (the amino group of) glycine
glycipan noun: A form of proteoglycan
glycitein noun: An O-methylated isoflavone and phytoestrogen with weak estrogenic activity.
glycitol noun: any alditol
glyclopyramide noun: A sulfonylurea antidiabetic drug.
glyco- prefix: Sugars.
glyco-amino-acid noun: any glycoside of an amino acid (linked via O-, N- or S-)
glycoalbumin noun: A glycoprotein derived from an albumin
glycoalkaloid noun: Any of a class of alkaloid glycosides, most of which are poisonous.
glycoallergen noun: Any glycoside allergen.
glycoamidase noun: Any enzyme that hydrolyses the amide link of a glycosamide
glycoaminidase noun: A glycosidase that catalyses the hydrolysis of an N-linked glycoside
glycoaminoglycan noun: Alternative form of glycosaminoglycan.
glycoamylase noun: Alternative form of glucoamylase.
glycoanalysis noun: The analysis of carbohydrates
glycoanalyst noun: A scientist who analyzes carbohydrates
glycoanalytical adjective: Relating to glycoanalysis
glycoantigen noun: Any carbohydrate that is an antigen
glycoarray noun: A microarray of carbohydrates or glycosides.
glycobiarsol noun: An antiprotozoal agent.
glycobiochemical adjective: Relating to glycobiochemistry
glycobiochemistry noun: The biochemistry of sugars and related carbohydrates
glycobiogenesis noun: The biogenesis of sugars
glycobioinformatics noun: The application of bioinformatics to carbohydrates and related compounds
glycobiological adjective: Relating to glycobiology.
glycobiologist noun: A person involved in glycobiology.
glycobiology noun: The study of the biological role of carbohydrates (especially oligosaccharides) and glycosides
glycobiomarker noun: A carbohydrate biomarker
glycobiome noun: A microbiome associated with an environment rich in glycans
glycoblotting noun: an extension of the immunoblotting technique in the analysis of glycomes
glycocalicin noun: A glycoprotein associated with platelets
glycocalix noun: Rare spelling of glycocalyx.
glycocalyceal adjective: Of or relating to the glycocalyx.
glycocalyx noun: A filamentous coating of glycoprotein and polysaccharide on the surface of bacteria and some other cells.
glycocapture noun: posttranslational glycosylation of proteins
glycochain noun: A chain of sugar groups in a complex polysaccharide
glycochemist noun: One who studies glycochemistry.
glycochemistry noun: The chemistry of carbohydrates and glycosides
glycochenodeoxycholate noun: A salt or ester of glycochenodeoxycholic acid.
glycochenodeoxycholic acid noun: A bile acid formed from chenodeoxycholic acid and glycine. Its sodium salt acts as a detergent to solubilize fats for absorption.
glycocholase noun: choloylglycine hydrolase, an enzyme used in bile acid biosynthesis.
glycocholate noun: Any salt or ester of glycocholic acid.
glycocholic acid noun: A crystalline bile acid involved in the emulsification of fats, a conjugate of cholic acid with glycine.
glycocin noun: glycine
glycocitrine noun: A particular acridone alkaloid.
glycocluster noun: A cluster of glycans proposed as a means of drug delivery
glycocode noun: The information encoded in the structure of a carbohydrate
glycocoll noun: glycine
glycoconjugate noun, verb: Any carbohydrate that is chemically linked (e.g. as a glycoside) to another compound.
glycoconjugated adjective: conjugated with a carbohydrate
glycoconjugation noun: Reaction with, or formation of a glycoconjugate
glycocyamidine noun: A cyclic derivative of glycocyamine.
glycocyamine noun: A metabolite of glycine in which the amino group has been converted into a guanidine.
glycodelin noun: Any of a group of progestagen-associated endometrial glycoproteins.
glycodendrimer noun: Any dendrimer composed of sugar moieties
glycodeoxycholate noun: The conjugate base, or any salt or ester, of glycodeoxycholic acid.
glycodeoxycholic acid noun: A particular bile acid, the conjugate acid of glycodeoxycholate.
glycodiazine noun: glymidine sodium
glycodiversification noun: The study of the function of the diversity of carbohydrates found in nature
glycodiversified adjective, verb: Modified by glycodiversification
glycodiversify verb: To undergo glycodiversification
glycodomain noun: Any domain of a glycoprotein, especially of a mucin
glycodynamics noun: The dynamics of sugar synthesis and metabolism
glycoengineer noun: A person who works at glycoengineering.
glycoengineered adjective: Modified by glycoengineering
glycoengineering noun: The systematic synthesis of glycoprotein antibodies by placing a specific sugar in a specific position.
glycoenzyme noun: Any enzyme responsible for the biosynthesis of glycans and glycoconjugates
glycoepitope noun: A carbohydrate epitope
glycoform noun: Any of several different forms of a glycoprotein (or other biological glycoside) having different saccharides attached, or having a different structure.
glycofraction noun: A fraction that contains carbohydrates
glycogen noun /ˈɡlaɪ.kə.d͡ʒn̩/: A polysaccharide that is the main form of carbohydrate storage in animals; converted to glucose as needed.
glycogenase noun: Any enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of glycogen
glycogenated adjective: Associated with glycogen (used especially of hepatocyte nuclei)
glycogenation noun: association with glycogen
glycogene noun: A gene involved in the glycosylation pathway.
glycogenesis noun: The biosynthesis of a sugar
glycogenetic adjective: Relating to glycogenesis.
glycogenic adjective: Relating to glycogen
glycogenin noun: An enzyme that initiates the conversion of glucose to glycogen
glycogenolysis noun: The production of glucose-1-phosphate by splitting a glucose monomer from glycogen using inorganic phosphate
glycogenolytic adjective: Of, pertaining to, or capable of glycogenolysis, the catabolism of glycogen
glycogenomics noun: The application of genomics to the study of carbohydrate-active enzymes
glycogenosis noun: A metabolic disorder characterized by the inability to metabolize glycogen properly
glycogenosome noun: A vacuole containing glycogen
glycogenotic adjective: Relating to glycogenosis.
glycoglycerolipid noun: Any glycolipid containing at least one sugar residue linked directly to the glycerol moiety
glycogroup noun: The sugar part of a glycoprotein
glycohaemoglobin noun: Alternative form of glycohemoglobin.
glycoHb noun: Abbreviation of glycohemoglobin.
glycohemoglobin noun: glycated hemoglobin
glycohormone noun: Any hormone that contains a sugar moiety
glycohydrolase noun: Any of many enzymes that catalyse the hydrolysis of glycosides
glycohydrolysis noun: The hydrolysis of glycosides
glycohydrolytic adjective: Of, pertaining to or causing glycohydrolysis
glycoinformatic adjective: Relating to glycoinformatics
glycoinformatics noun: The bioinformatics of sugars
glycoinositol noun: inositol and another carbohydrate (typically as part of a phospholipid)
glycoinositolphospholipid noun: Any glycolipid containing inositol
glycoisoform noun: An isoform of a glycoprotein
glycol noun /ˈɡlaɪ̯.kɒl/: Any aliphatic diol.
glycol ether noun: An alkyl ether that is based on glycols such as ethylene glycol or propylene glycol.
glycol nucleic acid noun: A synthetic nucleic acid; an analogue of DNA in which the sugar backbone is glycerol or a related glycol
glycolaldehyde noun: The hydroxyaldehyde HO-CH₂-CHO related to ethylene glycol; the only biose
glycolamide noun: The amide of glycolic acid (2-hydroxyacetamide)
glycolate noun, verb: Any salt or ester of a glycolic acid
glycolated adjective, verb: That has been reacted or treated with glycolic acid
glycolether noun: Alternative form of glycol ether.
glycolic adjective: Of or pertaining to glycolic acid or its derivatives
glycolic acid noun: the simplest alpha-hydroxy acid, hydroxy-acetic acid, found in sugar cane and unripe grapes; used in cosmetics etc
glycolide noun: A lactone formed from two molecules of glycolic acid; any derivative of this compound
glycoligand noun: Any ligand formed from a sugar moiety
glycolignose noun: A substance obtained by boiling the ligneous portion of pinewood in dilute acetic acid and treating it with hot water, alcohol, and ether.
glycolipase noun: Any carboxylesterase that hydrolyses glycolipids
glycolipid noun /ˈɡlaɪkoʊˌlɪpɪd/: An association of a carbohydrate and a phospholipid, such as phosphatidylinositol, found in cell membranes
glycolipidic adjective: Related to or composed of glycolipids
glycolipidome noun: The set of all glycolipids in a cell or organism
glycolipidomics noun: The study of the glycolipidome of an organism or cell
glycolipidosis noun: Any of several disorders involving glycolipid synthesis, storage, or transport
glycolipodepsipeptide noun: Complex class of natural antibiotics characterized by a sugar, lipid, and cyclic peptide structure used primarily to fight tough Gram-positive bacterial...
glycolipoprotein noun: Any lipoprotein that has a covalently-bonded carbohydrate
glycoliposomal adjective: Related to or composed of glycoliposomes.
glycoliposome noun: An artificial structural carbohydrate
glycolithocholate noun: Any salt, ester or conjugate of glycolithocholic acid
glycollate noun: Any salt or ester of glycolic acid.
glycollic adjective: Only used in glycollic acid
glycollic acid noun: Alternative form of glycolic acid.
glycolmethacrylate noun: The ester (or polymer thereof) of glycol and methacrylic acid
glycolonitrile noun: The hydroxylated aliphatic nitrile 2-hydroxyacetonitrile
glycoluric adjective: Derived from glycol and urea. Hydantoic
glycoluril noun: A nitrogenous substance, (HC)₂(HNC(O)NH)₂, obtained by reduction of allantoin. It has many uses.
glycolyl noun: The univalent radical HOCH₂CO₂⁻ derived from glycolic acid
glycolylation noun: reaction with a glycolyl radical
glycolylneuraminate noun: A salt or ester of glycolylneuraminic acid.
glycolylneuraminic adjective: Describing glycolyl derivatives of neuraminic acids such as sialic acid
glycolylurea noun: Hydantoin.
glycolysable adjective: Alternative form of glycolyzable.
glycolysis noun /ɡlaɪˈkɒlɪsɪs/: The cellular degradation of the simple sugar glucose to yield pyruvic acid (pyruvate), and ATP as an energy source
glycolytic adjective: Of, pertaining to or producing glycolysis
glycolytically adverb: By means of glycolysis.
glycolyzable adjective: That can be glycolyzed
glycolyze verb: To cause or to undergo glycolysis.
glycomacropeptide noun: A relatively large glycopeptide
glycomarker noun: Any glycan that is a marker for a specific disease
glycomaturation noun: The glycosylation of a glycoprotein precursor to produce the active compound
glycome noun: All the polysaccharides, glycosides and similar carbohydrate-related compounds in an organism considered as a whole.
glycometabolic adjective: Relating to glycometabolism
glycometabolism noun: The metabolism of sugars and other carbohydrates
glycomic adjective: Of or pertaining to glycomics
glycomics noun: The study of the biological role of carbohydrates (especially oligosaccharides) and glycosides
glycomimetic adjective, noun: That mimics the structure or function of a sugar (or glycoside)
glycomimicry noun: The modification of the oligosaccharides on the surface of bacteria in order to bypass the immune system
glycomodification noun: The modification of a protein by reaction with a sugar, typically to produce a glycoprotein
glycomodule noun: A complex of glycoproteins, in a plant cell wall, associated with cellular adhesion
glycomolecule noun: Any substance related to simple carbohydrates, but especially such a compound present in a biological macromolecule
glycomutant noun: A glycosylated mutation of an enzyme
glycomutated adjective: Converted into, or associated with a glycomutant
glyconanoparticle noun: A nanoparticle composed of carbohydrate, typically of a glycan
glyconate noun: Any salt of a glyconic acid
glycone noun: The sugar residue of a glycoside.
glyconeogenesis noun: The biosynthesis of sugars, typically in the liver
glyconeogenic adjective: Relating to glyconeogenesis
Glyconian noun /ɡlaɪˈkəʊ.ni.ən/: A kind of verse in Ancient Greek and Latin poetry, consisting of a spondee, a choriambus, and a pyrrhic.
glyconic adjective, noun /ɡlaɪˈkɒnɪk/: aldaric
glyconic acid noun: any aldonic acid
glyconin noun: An emulsion of glycerol and egg yolk, formerly used as an ointment, or as a vehicle for medicines, etc.
glyconitrile noun: Alternative form of glycolonitrile.
glyconucleolipid noun: A glycolipid form of a nucleolipid
glyconutrient noun: Any carbohydrate nutrient, typically a sugar or starch
glycooligomer noun: Any oligomer containing sugar moieties
glycooxidation noun: Alternative form of glycoxidation.
glycopattern noun: The pattern of glycosides in a biological sample
glycopenia noun: Synonym of glucopenia.
glycopeptidase noun: Any enzyme that hydrolyses a glycopeptide or glycoprotein
glycopeptide noun: any compound of a carbohydrate and a peptide
glycopeptidic adjective: Relating to or composed of glycopeptides.
glycopeptidolipid noun: Any glycolipid having a glycopeptide component
glycopeptidomimetic noun: Any mimetic of a glycopeptide
glycophagy noun: feeding on, or metabolism of sugars, especially glucose
glycophenotype noun: A phenotype characterised by the presence of specific glycolipids or glycoproteins
glycophenotypic adjective: Relating to a glycophenotype
glycophorin noun: a sialoglycoprotein of the membrane of red blood cells.
glycophosphatidylinositol noun: Any glycolipid consisting of phosphatidylinositol attached to a sugar
glycophosphoinositol noun: Alternative form of glycophosphatidylinositol.
glycophospholipid noun: Any phospholipid containing a sugar moiety
glycophospholipoprotein noun: Any lipoprotein of a glycophospholipid
glycophosphoprotein noun: Any phosphoprotein that has bound carbohydrate (or glycoprotein that has bound phosphate)
glycophyte noun: Any plant that cannot tolerate relatively high concentrations of salt
glycophytic adjective: Relating to glycophytes.
glycopolymer noun: Any polymer containing sugar moieties
glycopolypeptide noun: any compound of a carbohydrate and a polypeptide
glycoprocessing adjective: Describing any enzyme that acts upon a sugar or sugar derivative
glycoprofile noun: A representation of the glycome of an organism
glycoprofiling noun: The construction and interpretation of glycoprofiles
glycoprotease noun: A protease that hydrolyses glycoproteins
glycoproteic adjective: Relating to glycoprotein
glycoproteid noun: glycoprotein
glycoprotein noun: A protein with covalently bonded carbohydrates.
glycoproteinaceous adjective: Composed of glycoprotein
glycoproteome noun: The complete set of glycoproteins encoded by a particular genome.
glycoproteomic adjective: Of or pertaining to glycoproteomics
glycoproteomics noun: The branch of proteomics concerned with glycoproteins
glycopyranose noun: The pyranose form of a glycose
glycopyranoside noun: pyranoside
glycopyranosyl noun: A univalent radical derived from a glycopyranose
glycopyrrolate noun: A drug of the group of muscarinic anticholinergic drugs with stronger effect for anti-salivary effect and weak effect for increasing heart-rate.
glycopyrrolium noun: The quaternary ammonium cation 3-[2-cyclopentyl(hydroxy)phenylacetoxy]-1,1-dimethylpyrrolidinium
glycopyrronium noun: The cation 3-[2-cyclopentyl(hydroxy)phenylacetoxy]-1,1-dimethylpyrrolidinium typically available as the drug glycopyrronium bromide
glycopyrronium bromide noun: A drug used to reduce sweating
glycorandomization noun: The manufacture of a large series of related compounds, containing various sugar moieties, for investigation as pharmaceuticals etc.
glycoreceptor noun: A receptor that interacts with carbohydrates
glycoregulation noun: The metabolic regulation of sugars
glycoregulatory adjective: Relating to glycoregulation.
glycoresin noun: A resin composed of glycosides
glycorrhachia noun: The presence of glucose in the cerebrospinal fluid (which is always true); its concentration; the trend or control of its concentration over time.
glycosaemia noun: Alternative form of glycosemia.
glycosamide noun: Any amide derived from glycosamine
glycosamine noun: Any amino sugar.
glycosaminidase noun: Any enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of chitin or similar amino-polysaccharides
glycosamino noun: Any univalent radical derived from a glycosamine.
glycosaminoglycan noun: Any polysaccharide that is a polymer of amino sugars; they are the carbohydrate units of proteoglycans.
glycosaminoglycanation noun: Reaction with a glycosaminoglycan.
glycosaminotriose noun: Any triose containing glycosamine residues.
glycosan noun: Any polysaccharide (consisting of many glycose residues)
glycoscience noun: Any of several scientific disciplines that study complex carbohydrates and especially their relationships with protein and lipids.
glycoscientist noun: A scientist whose speciality is glycoscience
glycose noun: Any monosaccharide.
glycosecretory adjective: Relating to glycogen secretion.
glycosemia noun: glycemia
glycosic adjective: Relating to glucose.
glycosidal adjective: Alternative form of glycosidic.
glycosidase noun: Any enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of a glycoside
glycosidation noun: The formation of a glycoside; glycosylation.
glycoside noun /ˈɡlaɪ.kə(ʊ)ˌsaɪd/: A molecule in which a sugar group (the glycone) is bound to a non-sugar group (the corresponding aglycone) by a nitrogen or oxygen atom. Glycosides yield a...
glycosidic adjective: Of or pertaining to a glycoside.
glycosidic acid noun: Any acid derived from a glycoside
glycosidic bond noun: Any bond by reaction of the hemiacetal part of a saccharide and the hydroxyl group of another saccharide or an alcohol
glycosidically adverb: In a glycosidic manner; by means of a glycoside
glycosimeter noun: Alternative form of glycosometer.
glycosine noun: An organic base, C₆H₆N₄, produced by the action of ammonia on glyoxal.
glycosinine noun: A carbazole alkaloid found in Glycosmis.
glycosinolate noun: Any of a family of toxic nitrogen-containing sugar sulfates found in all brassicas and many related plants. In the presence of myrosinases, they produce the...
glycosinolic acid noun: An oxime sulfate derived from a thioglycoside
glycosite noun: A site of glycosylation in a protein
glycosoaminoglycan noun: Alternative form of glycosaminoglycan.
glycosomal adjective: Relating to glycosomes.
glycosome noun: A membrane-enclosed organelle that contains the glycolytic enzymes
glycosometer noun: A medical instrument for determining the amount of sugar in diabetic urine.
glycosphingolipid noun: a lipid that contains at least one monosaccharide unit and either a sphingoid or a ceramide
glycosphingolipidosis noun: Any lipid-storage disease that involves glycosphingolipids.
glycosteroid noun: Any steroid derivative of a sugar
glycostructure noun: A structure of glycoproteins.
glycosulfatase noun: Any enzyme that catalyses the removal of sulfate from a glycoprotein
glycosulphatase noun: Alternative form of glycosulfatase.
glycosuria noun: The presence of sugars (especially glucose) in the urine, often as a result of diabetes mellitus
glycosuric adjective: Of or relating to glycosuria.
glycosyl noun: Any functional group derived from a sugar (especially from a monosaccharide) by removal of the hemiacetal hydroxy group.
glycosyl-amino-acid noun: any glyco-amino-acid
glycosylamine noun: Any glycoside of an amine.
glycosylaminogylcan noun: Synonym of glycosaminoglycan.
glycosylase noun: Any enzyme that splits a glycoside into a glycone and aglycone
glycosylate verb /ˌɡlaɪ.koʊˈsaɪˌleɪt/: To react with a sugar to form a glycoside (especially a glycoprotein)
glycosylated adjective, verb: Describing a glycoside (but especially a glycoprotein) that has the sugar entity intact
glycosylating adjective: That produces glycosylation.
glycosylation noun /ˌɡlaɪ.koʊ.səˈleɪ.ʃən/: The reaction of a saccharide with a hydroxy or amino functional group to form a glycoside; especially the reaction with a protein or lipid to form a...
glycosylational adjective: Relating to glycosylation
glycosylceramidase noun: A hydrolase enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction glycosyl-N-acylsphingosine + H₂O ⇌ N-acylsphingosine + a sugar.
glycosylceramide noun: Any glycosyl derivative of a ceramide
glycosylglycose noun: Any disaccharide
glycosylglycoside noun: Any glycoside of glycosylglycose
glycosylhydrolase noun: Any of many enzymes that hydrolyse glycosides
glycosylic adjective: Relating to a glycosyl.
glycosylinositol noun: A glycosyl derivative of inositol that is a component of sphingolipids
glycosyllipid noun: glycolipid

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0): each word's first meaning. A word with a page of its own links to it; for the rest, this line is PlainSpell's entry. Total under G: 25,032 words, in 84 parts.