glycine

Phonetic Respelling: [ glahy-seen, glahy-seen ]

Definition:

n. a colorless crystalline sweet water-soluble solid; the simplest amino acid used chiefly in organic synthesis and biochemical research

Sentence:

Glycine is the smallest of the 20 amino acids commonly found in proteins.

More example sentences:

Glycine is the smallest of the 20 amino acids commonly found in proteins.

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Synonyms:

Gly; G; aminoaceticacid

Antonyms:

salt

How many syllables in glycine?

2 syllables Play Syllables Game

Divide glycine into syllables:

gly-cine

Glycine rhymes:

Two Syllable Rhymes
- bison
- bryson
- dysan
- dyson
- eisen
- eisin
- geisen
- hyson
- neisen
- nicen
- reisen
- theisen
- theissen
- thyssen
- tyson
Three Syllable Rhymes
- felleisen
Four Syllable Rhymes
- vancomycin

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