glycoside
/ˈɡlaɪ.kəˌsaɪd/noun
glycoside is spelled G-L-Y-C-O-S-I-D-E: 9 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 12 million words in written English, the 103,949th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, glycoside means “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…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of glycoside is glycosides.
How many letters and syllables are in glycoside?
| Letters | 9: G-L-Y-C-O-S-I-D-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 12 million words; the 103,949th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is glycoside?
Glycoside appears about once in every 12 million words in written English, the 103,949th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce glycoside?
- UK /ˈɡlaɪ.kə(ʊ)ˌsaɪd/
- US /ˈɡlaɪ.kəˌsaɪd/
- US /ˈɡlaɪ.koʊˌsaɪd/
Glycoside has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-glycoside.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of glycoside
- glycosides plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does glycoside mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
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 sugar after undergoing hydrolysis.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Glycoside in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense chemical compound:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | glycoside |
| Portuguese | glicosídeo, glicósido |
| Spanish | glucósido |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does glycoside come from?
From glycose + -ide, 1925–1930. Morphologically from Ancient Greek γλυκύς (glukús, “sweet”) + -ose + -ide.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).