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glycin

glycin noun: a phenolic derivative of glycine, N-(4-hydroxyphenyl)glycine, used as a photographic developer. Also the misspelling of glycine.

glycin: a phenolic derivative of glycine, N-(4-hydroxyphenyl)glycine, used as a photographic developer
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Noun

glycin (countable and uncountable, plural glycins)

  1. A phenolic derivative of glycine, N-(4-hydroxyphenyl)glycine, used as a photographic developer.
    • Glycin is a versatile paper developer that produces a strong, deep black on bromide papers and brown to sepia tones on warm-tone chloride and chlorobromide papers.2008, Robert Hirsch, Photographic Possibilities, page 142
    • Glycin immersed in LN₂ formed an amorphous product. Upon heating to –65 °C an unidentified crystalline phase of glycin was observed, which transformed at ≈ 55 °C to 2-glycin.2008, Georg-Wilhelm Oetjen, Peter Haseley, Freeze-Drying, page 23

Also used as

glycin is also the misspelling of glycine.

Synonyms of glycin

Forms of glycin

pluralglycins

Origin of glycin

From glycine, modified with -in.

Questions about glycin

What does glycin mean?
Glycin means a phenolic derivative of glycine, N-(4-hydroxyphenyl)glycine, used as a photographic developer.
What part of speech is glycin?
Glycin is a noun.
What is the plural of glycin?
The plural of glycin is glycins.

Words near glycin in the dictionary

  1. glycidol
  2. glycidols
  3. glycids
  4. glycidyl
  5. glycidyls
  6. glycin
  7. glycinal
  8. glycinals
  9. glycinamide
  10. glycinamides
  11. glycinamidine

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