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glycogens

glycogens is the plural of glycogen.

Meaning of glycogen

Noun

glycogen (countable and uncountable, plural glycogens)

  1. A polysaccharide that is the main form of carbohydrate storage in animals; converted to glucose as needed.
    • Specifically the liver converts glucose into glycogen — a more compact chemical. It is a little bit like shrink-wrapping food so you can pack more of it into your freezer.2019, Bill Bryson, The Body: A Guide for Occupants, Black Swan (2020), page 175

Questions about glycogens

What is glycogens the plural of?
Glycogens is the plural of glycogen.

Words near glycogens in the dictionary

  1. glycogenoses
  2. glycogenosis
  3. glycogenosome
  4. glycogenosomes
  5. glycogenotic
  6. glycogens
  7. glycogeny
  8. glycoglycerolipid
  9. glycoglycerolipids
  10. glycogroup
  11. glycogroups

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