Relating to or causing the breakdown of glycogen into glucose in the body.
From 'glycogenolysis' + '-tic' (relating to or causing). This adjective describes processes, enzymes, or hormones that promote the splitting of glycogen, using the standard adjectival suffix.
Adrenaline is glycogenolytic—when you feel scared or excited, it's one of several hormones that yells 'EMERGENCY!' and triggers your liver to dump stored glucose into your bloodstream for a fight-or-flight boost!
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