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Glycogen

see synonyms of glycogen

Noun

1. animal starch, glycogen

one form in which body fuel is stored; stored primarily in the liver and broken down into glucose when needed by the body

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Glycogen

see synonyms of glycogen
noun
a polysaccharide consisting of glucose units: the form in which carbohydrate is stored in the liver and muscles in man and animals. It can easily be hydrolysed to glucose
. Also called: animal starch

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Glycogen

see synonyms of glycogen
noun
a polysaccharide, (C6H10O5)x, produced and stored in animal tissues, esp. in the liver and muscles, and changed into glucose as the body needs it

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Glycogen

see synonyms of glycogen
n.
A polysaccharide, (C6H10O5)n, that is the main form of carbohydrate storage in animals and is found primarily in the liver and muscle tissue. It is readily converted to glucose as needed by the body to satisfy its energy needs. Also called animal starch.

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