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noun
A nonessential amino acid, amino-acetic acid, C2H5NO2 found in most proteins but especially in sugar cane; the simplest amino acid.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: biochemistry, biology, chemistry, microbiology, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
genus of Asiatic erect or sprawling herbs: soya bean
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: genus Glycine
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: rosid dicot genus
noun
the simplest amino acid found in proteins and the principal amino acid in sugar cane
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: amino acid, aminoalkanoic acid
History
Etymology tree Proto-Hellenic *dlukús 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.
Across languages
24 source translations are retained for this English entry.
