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aminoacetic acid

American  
[uh-mee-noh-uh-see-tik, -set-ik, am-uh-noh-, uh-mee-noh-, am-uh-noh-] / əˈmi noʊ əˈsi tɪk, -ˈsɛt ɪk, ˈæm əˌnoʊ-, əˌmi noʊ-, ˌæm ə noʊ- /

noun

Chemistry.

  1. glycine.

Etymology

Origin of aminoacetic acid

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

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

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