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glycinol

glycinol noun: a phytoalexin found in the soybean (Glycine max), formed by the cyclization of daidzein, with antiestrogenic activity.

Noun

glycinol (uncountable)

  1. A phytoalexin found in the soybean (Glycine max), formed by the cyclization of daidzein, with antiestrogenic activity.
  2. The alcohol, 2-amino-ethanol, derived from glycine

Origin of glycinol

From taxonomic name Glycine + -ol.

Questions about glycinol

What does glycinol mean?
Glycinol means a phytoalexin found in the soybean (Glycine max), formed by the cyclization of daidzein, with antiestrogenic activity.
What part of speech is glycinol?
Glycinol is a noun.

Words near glycinol in the dictionary

  1. glycinergic
  2. glycines
  3. glycinin
  4. glycinins
  5. glycinohydroxamic acid
  6. glycinol
  7. glycins
  8. glycinuria
  9. glycinyl
  10. glycipan
  11. glycipans

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