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glycine definition

gly·cine (glī′sēn′, -sin; glī sēn′)

noun

a sweet nonessential amino acid, CH(NH)COOH: it is the simplest amino acid and does not have mirror image isomeric forms

Etymology: < Gr glykys, sweet (see glycerin) + -ine

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