glycine

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
13
Words With Friends
16
Letters
7
Pronunciation
/ˈɡlaɪˌsin/

Definition of glycine

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (countable, uncountable)A nonessential amino acid, amino-acetic acid, C₂H₅NO₂ found in most proteins but especially in sugar cane; the simplest amino acid.

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Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek γλῠκῠ́ς (glŭkŭ́s) Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ine English glycine From Ancient Greek γλῠκῠ́ς (glŭkŭ́s, “sweet”) + English -ine.

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