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glycinal

glycinal noun: the amino aldehyde NH₂CH₂CHO corresponding to the amino acid glycine; any derivative of this compound.

Noun

glycinal (plural glycinals)

  1. The amino aldehyde NH₂CH₂CHO corresponding to the amino acid glycine; any derivative of this compound.

Forms of glycinal

pluralglycinals

Origin of glycinal

From glycine + -al (“aldehyde”).

Questions about glycinal

What does glycinal mean?
Glycinal means the amino aldehyde NH₂CH₂CHO corresponding to the amino acid glycine; any derivative of this compound.
What part of speech is glycinal?
Glycinal is a noun.
What is the plural of glycinal?
The plural of glycinal is glycinals.

Words near glycinal in the dictionary

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

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