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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The biosynthesis of a sugar countable, uncountable
2. 2
   the conversion of glucose to glycogen when the glucose in the blood exceeds the demand wordnet
3. 3
   The synthesis of glycogen from glucose countable, uncountable
4. 4
   the formation in animals of glycogen from glucose wordnet

Etymology

Blend of glycogen + genesis, or glyco- + -genesis

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