glycoalkaloid
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editglycoalkaloid (plural glycoalkaloids)
- (organic chemistry) Any of a class of alkaloid glycosides, most of which are poisonous.
- 2022, Bonnie Garmus, Lessons in Chemistry, Penguin (2023), page 316:
- “The potato’s skin is teeming with glycoalkaloids,” she continued, “toxins so indestructible, they can easily survive both cooking and frying.”