Word
Glycogen
How many syllables?
3 Syllables
How it's divided?
gly-co-gen
Definition
- 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.
- noun - One form in which body fuel is stored; stored primarily in the liver and broken down into glucose when needed by the body
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