glycyrrhizin
English edit
Etymology edit
From glycyrrhiza (“licorice root”) + -in.
Pronunciation edit
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˌɡlɪs.ɪˈɹaɪ.zn̩/
Noun edit
glycyrrhizin (uncountable)
- (organic chemistry) 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: glycyrrhizic acid, glycyrrhizinic acid
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References edit
- “glycyrrhizin”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.