See Also: aglycone(dictionary)

canalize (iou) and aglycone (iou)


canalize (iou)



canalize verb trans. Also canalise. M19.
[French canaliser: see CANAL noun, -IZE.]
Make a canal through, provide with canals; provide with locks etc. like a canal, make into a canal. M19.
Provide with or convey through ducts or channels. L19.
fig. Give a specific direction etc. to. E20.
J. M. Keynes Dangerous human proclivities can be canalised into comparatively harmless channels. A. Wilson She must not allow middle-aged rancour to canalize her happiness.
canali'zation noun M19.

aglycone (iou)



aglycone noun. . E20.
[German Aglykon, formed as A-10 + GLYCO- + -ONE.]
Chemistry. The compound remaining when the sugar is removed from a glycoside. Also called aglucone when the sugar is glucose.