Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Amido-acetic acid (CH2.NH2.COOH), a substance having weak acid and also basic properties, formed when gelatin or various other animal substances are boiled with acids or alkalis. It is a crystalline solid having a sweetish taste. Also called glycin, glycocin, and gelatin sugar.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Physiol. Chem.) A crystalline, nitrogenous substance, with a sweet taste, formed from hippuric acid by boiling with hydrochloric acid, and present in bile united with cholic acid. It is also formed from gelatin by decomposition with acids. Chemically, it is amido-acetic acid. Called also
glycin , andglycocin .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun biochemistry A
crystalline nitrogenous substance formed fromhippuric acid by boiling withhydrochloric acid , and present inbile united withcholic acid ; amido-acetic acid.
Etymologies
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Ancient Greek sweet + glue.
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Examples
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It is insoluble in plain water, but is made soluble by the aid of the glycocoll in blood gelatine and changed into ammonium fluoride.
Valere Aude Dare to Be Healthy, Or, The Light of Physical Regeneration Louis Dechmann
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More recently, however, Dr Hampe has carried out experiments with _urea_, _uric acid_, _hippuric acid_, and _glycocoll_.
Manures and the principles of manuring Charles Morton Aikman
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