glycine
See also: Glycine
English edit
Etymology edit
Ancient Greek γλυκύς (glukús, “sweet”) + -ine
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
glycine (countable and uncountable, plural glycines)
- (biochemistry) A nonessential amino acid, amino-acetic acid, C2H5NO2 found in most proteins but especially in sugar cane; the simplest amino acid.
Synonyms edit
- aminoacetic acid (IUPAC name)
- E640 (when used as a flavour enhancer)
- Gly (as a monomer in proteins)
Translations edit
amino acid
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References edit
French edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Ancient Greek γλυκύς (glukús) + -ine.
Noun edit
glycine f (plural glycines)
Derived terms edit
Etymology 2 edit
Noun edit
glycine f (plural glycines)
- (biochemistry) glycine
- Synonym: glycocolle
Further reading edit
- “glycine” in the Dictionnaire de l’Académie française, 8th Edition (1932–35).
- “glycine” in Dictionnaire français en ligne Larousse.
- “glycine” in Émile Littré, Dictionnaire de la langue française, 1872–1877.
- “glycine” in Dictionnaire Le Robert.
- “glycine”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.