English Explanatory Dictionary

glycyrrhizin

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A crystalline glycosidic acid, the main sweet-tasting compound from licorice (Glycyrrhiza glabra) root, thirty to fifty times as sweet as sucrose (table sugar).

Pronunciation

/ˌɡlɪs.ɪˈɹaɪ.zn̩/

Word forms

glycyrrhizin

Etymology

From glycyrrhiza (“licorice root”) + -in.

Synonyms

glycyrrhizic acid glycyrrhizinic acid
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