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acetylglycine

acetylglycine noun: the N-acetyl derivative of glycine.

Noun

acetylglycine (uncountable)

  1. The N-acetyl derivative of glycine
    Synonyms:
    aceturic acid

Synonyms of acetylglycine

Questions about acetylglycine

What does acetylglycine mean?
Acetylglycine means the N-acetyl derivative of glycine.
What part of speech is acetylglycine?
Acetylglycine is a noun.

Words near acetylglycine in the dictionary

  1. acetylglucosaminyltransferase
  2. acetylglucosaminyltransferases
  3. acetylglutamate
  4. acetylglutamates
  5. acetylglutamic acid
  6. acetylglycine
  7. acetylhexosamine
  8. acetylhexosaminidase
  9. acetylhexosaminidases
  10. acetylhydrazine
  11. acetylhydrolase

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