Meanings
nounglycine (countable and uncountable, plural glycines)
plural glycines
- countableuncountablebiochemistryA nonessential amino acid, amino-acetic acid, C₂H₅NO₂ found in most proteins but especially in sugar cane; the simplest amino acid.
Synonyms: aminoacetic acid, E640, Gly
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA nonessential amino acid, amino-acetic acid, C₂H₅NO₂ found in most proteins but especially in sugar cane; the simplest amino acid.
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Origin
- Proto-Hellenic*dlukús
- Ancient Greekγλῠκῠ́ς (glŭkŭ́s)
- Englishglycine
From Ancient Greek γλῠκῠ́ς (glŭkŭ́s, “sweet”) + English -ine.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian глицин
- глицин (glicin)amino acid
Catalan glicina
- glicinaamino acid
Chinese Mandarin 甘氨酸, 氨基乙酸
- 甘氨酸 (gān'ānsuān)amino acid
- 氨基乙酸 (ānjīyǐsuān)amino acid
- 胺基乙酸 (ànjīyǐsuān, ānjīyǐsuān)amino acid
Danish glycin
- glycinamino acid
Esperanto glicino
- glicinoamino acid
Finnish glysiini
- glysiiniamino acid
French glycine
- glycineamino acid
German Glycin
- Glycinamino acid
Hungarian glicin
- glicinamino acid
Japanese グリシン
- グリシン (gurishin)amino acid
Māori kairīni
- kairīniamino acid
Persian گلیسین
- گلیسین (gelisin)amino acid
Polish glicyna
- glicynaamino acid
Portuguese glicina
- glicinaamino acid
Romanian glicină
- glicinăamino acid
Slovak glycín
- glycínamino acid
Spanish glicina
- glicinaamino acid
Swedish glycin
- glycinamino acid
Turkish glisin
- glisinamino acid
Ukrainian гліци́н
- гліци́н (hlicýn)amino acid
Cite this entry
APA
glycine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/glycine
MLA
“glycine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/glycine. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “glycine,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/glycine.
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