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glycine

English

Etymology

Ancient Greek ?????? (glukús, sweet) +? -ine

Noun

glycine (plural glycines)

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

Synonyms

  • E640 when used as a flavour enhancer
  • Gly as a monomer in proteins

Translations

References

  • glycine on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?li.sin/

Etymology 1

Noun

glycine f (plural glycines)

  1. (botany, usually uncountable) wisteria

Etymology 2

Noun

glycine f (plural glycines)

  1. (biochemistry) glycine

Further reading

  • “glycine” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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lycine

English

Etymology

Lycium +? -ine; it is found in the Chinese boxthorn, Lycium barbarum.

Noun

lycine (uncountable)

  1. (chemistry) A weak base identical with betaine.

Anagrams

  • Nicely, nicely

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