Definition
A starchy substance made and stored by animals (especially in the liver and muscles) that can be quickly broken down into glucose for energy when needed.
Etymology
From Greek 'glykys' (sweet) + '-gen' (producer). Named in the 1850s when scientists discovered this was how animals store sugar energy, parallel to how plants store starch.
Kelly Says
Your muscles are literally packed with glycogen right now—it's your body's 'quick cash' for emergency energy, which is why sprinters can explode with power but marathon runners need to fuel differently!
Translations
ARالعربية
글يكوجين
gli-ko-jin
BNবাংলা
গ্লাইকোজেন
glai-ko-jen
CACatalà
glicogen
gli-ko-gen
CSČeština
glykogen
gli-ko-gen
DADansk
glycogen
gli-ko-gen
DEDeutsch
Glykogen
gli-ko-gen
ELΕλληνικά
γλυκογόνο
gli-ko-go-no
ESEspañol
glucógeno
glu-ko-ge-no
FAفارسی
گلوکزن
glu-ko-zen
FISuomi
glykoogeeni
gli-koo-ge-eni
FRFrançais
glycogène
gli-ko-jen
GUGU
ગ્લુકોજેન
glu-ko-jen
HEעברית
גליקוגן
gli-ko-gen
HIहिन्दी
ग्लूकोजन
glu-ko-jan
HUMagyar
glikogén
gli-ko-gen
IDBahasa Indonesia
glikogen
gli-ko-gen
ITItaliano
glicogeno
gli-ko-ge-no
JA日本語
グリコーゲン
gu-ri-ko-gen
MRMR
ग्लूकोजीन
glu-ko-jeen
MSBahasa Melayu
glikogen
gli-ko-gen
MYမြန်မာ
glycogen
gli-ko-gen
NLNederlands
glycogeen
gli-ko-geen
NONorsk
glycogen
gli-ko-gen
PAPA
ਗਲਾਈਕੋਜਨ
glai-ko-jan
PLPolski
glikogen
gli-ko-gen
PTPortuguês
glicogênio
gli-ko-jen-io
RORomână
glicogen
gli-ko-gen
RUРусский
гликоген
gli-ko-gen
SVSvenska
glykogen
gli-ko-gen
SWKiswahili
glycogen
gli-ko-gen
TAதமிழ்
குளுக்கோஜன்
ku-lu-ko-jan
TEతెలుగు
గ్లికోజెన్
gli-ko-jen
THไทย
กลูโคเจน
glu-ko-jen
TRTürkçe
glikogen
gli-ko-gen
UKУкраїнська
глікоген
gli-ko-gen
URاردو
گلوکوجن
glu-ko-jen
VITiếng Việt
glycogen
gli-ko-gen