HyperDic: glycogen

English > 1 sense of the word *glycogen*:
NOUN	substance	glycogen, animal starch	one form in which body fuel is stored

glycogen > pronunciation
Sounds	glay'kahjhihn
Rhymes	Adrenalin ... zeppelin / Zeppelin: 223 rhymes with ihn...

English > *glycogen*: 1 sense > noun 1, substance
Meaning	One form in which body fuel is stored; stored primarily in the liver and broken down into glucose when needed by the body.
Synonym	animal starch
Broader	polysaccharide, polyose	Any of a class of carbohydrates whose molecules contain chains of monosaccharide molecules
Spanish	glicógeno, glucógeno
Catalan	glicogen
Adjectives	glycogenic	of or relating to or involving glycogen