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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
glycogen /ˈglʌɪkədʒ(ə)n/

▶noun Biochemistry a polysaccharide deposited in bodily tissues, especially liver and skeletal muscle, as a store of glucose.

– derivatives
glycogenic /-ˈdʒɛnɪk/ adjective.

'glycogen' also found in these Oxford entries:

amylase - carbo-load - glucagon - glycogenesis

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