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glycyl

US/ˈɡlaɪ.sɪl/

glycyl noun: the univalent radical obtained by removal of a hydrogen atom from the carboxylic acid group of glycine.

Noun

glycyl (plural glycyls)

  1. The univalent radical obtained by removal of a hydrogen atom from the carboxylic acid group of glycine.

Forms of glycyl

pluralglycyls

Origin of glycyl

From glycine + -yl.

Words formed from glycyl

Words that rhyme with glycyl

Questions about glycyl

What does glycyl mean?
Glycyl means the univalent radical obtained by removal of a hydrogen atom from the carboxylic acid group of glycine.
What part of speech is glycyl?
Glycyl is a noun.
How do you pronounce glycyl?
Glycyl is pronounced /ˈɡlaɪ.sɪl/ (US).
What is the plural of glycyl?
The plural of glycyl is glycyls.

Words near glycyl in the dictionary

  1. glycuronic
  2. glycuronic acid
  3. glycuronic acids
  4. glycyclamide
  5. glycycoumarin
  6. glycyl
  7. glycylase
  8. glycylases
  9. glycylation
  10. glycylations
  11. glycylcycline

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