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glyceryl ester |
glyceryl trinitrate |
glycide |
glycidic |
glycin |
glycine
| glycine max
| glycocholate
| glycocholic
| glycocin
| glycocoll
glycine
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun glycine has 2 senses
- glycine(n = noun.substance) Array - the simplest amino acid found in proteins and the principal amino acid in sugar cane; Array is a kind of amino acid, aminoalkanoic acid
- glycine(n = noun.plant) genus glycine - genus of Asiatic erect or sprawling herbs: soya bean; Array is a kind of rosid dicot genus
is a member of papilionoideae, subfamily papilionoideae
OXFORD DICTIONARY
glycine, n. the simplest naturally occurring amino acid, a general constituent of proteins.
Etymology
G Glycin f. Gk glukus sweet
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