aminoacetic acid

[ uh-mee-noh-uh-see-tik, -set-ik, am-uh-noh-, uh-mee-noh-, am-uh-noh- ]

noun

, Chemistry.

1. glycine.

Word History and Origins

Origin of aminoacetic acid¹

First recorded in 1885–90; amino- + acetic acid

Example Sentences

Aminoacetic acid, for instance, will form a nitrate which burns rapidly but quietly, and might be employed as an explosive.

From Project Gutenberg

On reduction it yields ammonia and glycocoll (aminoacetic acid).

From Project Gutenberg