glycin

noun

gly·​cin

ˈglīsᵊn

variants or less commonly glycine

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-īˌsēn

plural -s

: a poisonous compound HOC₆H₄NHCH₂COOH used in photography as a fine-grain developer; N -(para -hydroxy-phenyl)glycine

Word History

Etymology

probably from glycine

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