glycocyamine

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noun

A metabolite of glycine in which the amino group has been converted into a guanidine.

“Glycocyamine is a direct precursor of creatine and is used as a supplement.”

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guanidinoacetate
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Meanings

nounglycocyamine (usually uncountable, plural glycocyamines)

plural glycocyamines

  1. uncountableusuallychemistryA metabolite of glycine in which the amino group has been converted into a guanidine.

    Glycocyamine is a direct precursor of creatine and is used as a supplement.

    Synonyms: guanidinoacetate

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA metabolite of glycine in which the amino group has been converted into a guanidine.

Similar
guanidinoacetate
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APA

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

MLA

“glycocyamine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/glycocyamine. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “glycocyamine,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/glycocyamine.

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