alkylglycine

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noun

Any N-alkyl derivative of glycine

OriginEnglish glycine ← Ancient Greek γλῠκῠ́ς (glŭkŭ́s) ← Proto-Hellenic *dlukús →
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Meanings

nounalkylglycine (plural alkylglycines)

plural alkylglycines

  1. chemistryAny N-alkyl derivative of glycine

Origin

  1. Akkadian𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)
  2. Aramaicכוחלא (kuḥlā)
  3. Arabicكُحْل (kuḥl)
  4. Andalusian Arabicكُحُول (kuḥūl)
  5. Medieval Latinalcoho
  6. Middle Englishalcofol
  7. Englishalc(ohol)
  8. Proto-Indo-European*swel-der.?
  9. Ancient Greekῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
  10. Englishalkyl
  11. Proto-Hellenic*dlukús
  12. Ancient Greekγλῠκῠ́ς (glŭkŭ́s)
  13. Englishglycine
  14. Englishalkylglycine

From alkyl + glycine.

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APA

alkylglycine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alkylglycine

MLA

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Chicago

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