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glycyrrhizin

US/ˌɡlɪs.ɪˈɹaɪ.zn̩/

glycyrrhizin noun: a crystalline glycosidic acid, the main sweet-tasting compound from licorice (Glycyrrhiza glabra) root, thirty to fifty times as sweet as sucrose (table sugar).

Noun

glycyrrhizin (uncountable)

  1. A crystalline glycosidic acid, the main sweet-tasting compound from licorice (Glycyrrhiza glabra) root, thirty to fifty times as sweet as sucrose (table sugar).

Synonyms of glycyrrhizin

Origin of glycyrrhizin

From glycyrrhiza (“licorice root”) + -in.

Words formed from glycyrrhizin

Questions about glycyrrhizin

What does glycyrrhizin mean?
Glycyrrhizin means a crystalline glycosidic acid, the main sweet-tasting compound from licorice (Glycyrrhiza glabra) root, thirty to fifty times as sweet as sucrose (table sugar).
What part of speech is glycyrrhizin?
Glycyrrhizin is a noun.
How do you pronounce glycyrrhizin?
Glycyrrhizin is pronounced /ˌɡlɪs.ɪˈɹaɪ.zn̩/ (US).

Words near glycyrrhizin in the dictionary

  1. glycyrrhizas
  2. glycyrrhizate
  3. glycyrrhizates
  4. glycyrrhizic
  5. glycyrrhizic acid
  6. glycyrrhizin
  7. glycyrrhizinate
  8. glycyrrhizinates
  9. glycyrrhizinic acid
  10. glycyrrhizol
  11. glyde

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