glycogen
A polysaccharide that is the main form of carbohydrate storage in animals; converted to glucose as needed.
Synonyms
- animal starch
Related words
- glycogenesis
- glycogenic
- glycogenolysis
- glycogenolytic
- glycogenosis
- glycogenosome
- glycogenotic
- nonglycogen
- phytoglycogen
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “glycogen” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.