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glycocyamine

glycocyamine noun: a metabolite of glycine in which the amino group has been converted into a guanidine.

Noun

glycocyamine (usually uncountable, plural glycocyamines)

  1. (usually) A metabolite of glycine in which the amino group has been converted into a guanidine.
    • Glycocyamine is a direct precursor of creatine and is used as a supplement.

Synonyms of glycocyamine

Forms of glycocyamine

pluralglycocyamines

Questions about glycocyamine

What does glycocyamine mean?
Glycocyamine means a metabolite of glycine in which the amino group has been converted into a guanidine.
What part of speech is glycocyamine?
Glycocyamine is a noun.
What is the plural of glycocyamine?
The plural of glycocyamine is glycocyamines.

Words near glycocyamine in the dictionary

  1. glycoconjugation
  2. glycoconjugations
  3. glycocorticoid
  4. glycocyamidine
  5. glycocyamidines
  6. glycocyamine
  7. glycocyamines
  8. glycocylase
  9. glycodelin
  10. glycodelins
  11. glycodendrimer

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