English Explanatory Dictionary

glycine

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A nonessential amino acid, amino-acetic acid, C₂H₅NO₂ found in most proteins but especially in sugar cane; the simplest amino acid.

Pronunciation

/ˈɡlaɪˌsin/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-glycine.wav

Word forms

glycine glycines

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek γλῠκῠ́ς (glŭkŭ́s) Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ine English glycine From Ancient Greek γλῠκῠ́ς (glŭkŭ́s, “sweet”) + English -ine.

Synonyms

aminoacetic acid E640 Gly

Derived words

alkylglycine allylglycine cefaloglycin choloylglycine cholylglycine decaglycine dehydroglycine diglycine dimethylglycine glycinal glycinamide glycinate glycinemia glycinergic glycyl glycylglycine glyphosate homoallylglycine homopropargylglycine insulin glargine oligoglycine oxalylglycine pentaglycine polyglycine propargylglycine tetraglycine thioglycine tricine triglycine trimethylglycine
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