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glycine

/ˈɡlaɪˌsin/

glycine noun: a nonessential amino acid, amino-acetic acid, C₂H₅NO₂ found in most proteins but especially in sugar cane; the simplest amino acid.

Noun

glycine (countable and uncountable, plural glycines)

  1. A nonessential amino acid, amino-acetic acid, C₂H₅NO₂ found in most proteins but especially in sugar cane; the simplest amino acid.
    Synonyms:
    aminoacetic acid, E640, Gly

glycine meaning in Tamil and Persian

glycine in Tamil

கிளைசின், கிளைசீன்

glycine in Persian

amino acid
گلیسین gelisin

Synonyms of glycine

Forms of glycine

pluralglycines

Origin of glycine

From Ancient Greek γλῠκῠ́ς (glŭkŭ́s, “sweet”) + English -ine.

Words formed from glycine

Questions about glycine

What does glycine mean?
Glycine means a nonessential amino acid, amino-acetic acid, C₂H₅NO₂ found in most proteins but especially in sugar cane; the simplest amino acid.
What is glycine in Tamil?
Glycine in Tamil is கிளைசின், கிளைசீன். See Glycine meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is glycine?
Glycine is a noun.
How do you pronounce glycine?
Glycine is pronounced /ˈɡlaɪˌsin/.
What is the plural of glycine?
The plural of glycine is glycines.

Words near glycine in the dictionary

  1. glycinamidine
  2. glycinate
  3. glycinates
  4. glycination
  5. glycinations
  6. glycine
  7. glycineamide
  8. glycinecin
  9. glycinemia
  10. glycinergic
  11. glycines

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