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glyco-

glyco- prefix: sugars.

Prefix

glyco-

  1. Sugars.
  2. Monosaccharides.
  3. Glucose.
  4. Glycogen.

Origin of glyco-

From Ancient Greek γλυκύς (glukús, “sweet”).

Questions about glyco-

What does glyco- mean?
Glyco- means sugars.
What part of speech is glyco-?
Glyco- is a prefix.

Words near glyco- in the dictionary

  1. glycipans
  2. glycitein
  3. glycitol
  4. glycitols
  5. glyclopyramide
  6. glyco-
  7. glyco-amino-acid
  8. glyco-amino-acids
  9. glycoalbumin
  10. glycoalbumins
  11. glycoaldehyde

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