Italian

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Etymology

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From glico- +‎ plastico.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɡli.koˈpla.sti.ko/
  • Rhymes: -astiko
  • Hyphenation: gli‧co‧plà‧sti‧co

Adjective

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glicoplastico (feminine glicoplastica, masculine plural glicoplastici, feminine plural glicoplastiche)

  1. (biochemistry) able to turn into a carbohydrate after losing the aminic group −NH2 (of an aminoacid)

Further reading

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  • glicoplastico in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana