HyperDic: animal_starch

English > 1 sense of the expression animal starch:
NOUNsubstanceanimal starch, glycogenone form in which body fuel is stored
English > animal starch: 1 sense > noun 1, substance
MeaningOne form in which body fuel is stored; stored primarily in the liver and broken down into glucose when needed by the body.
Synonymglycogen
Broaderpolysaccharide, polyoseAny of a class of carbohydrates whose molecules contain chains of monosaccharide molecules
Spanishglicógeno, glucógeno
Catalanglicogen

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