glycocyamine

noun

gly·​co·​cy·​a·​mine

ˌglīkō¦sīə¦mēn,

-ˌsīˈamə̇n

: a crystalline amino acid NH₂C(=NH)NHCH₂COOH that is produced enzymatically in the animal body from glycine and arginine and that yields creatine on methylation

called also guanidoacetic acid

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary glyc- + cy- (from cyan-) + amine

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