lycine
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of lycine
1860–65; < Greek lýk ( ion ) buckthorn + -ine 2
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A nitrogenous base, C5H11NO2, produced artificially, and also occurring naturally in beetroot molasses and its residues, from which it is extracted as a white crystalline substance; Ð called also lycine and oxyneurine.
From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) by Noah Webster
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