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sarcosine

[ sahr-kuh-seen, -sin ]
/ ˈsɑr kəˌsin, -sɪn /
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noun Chemistry.
a crystalline compound, C3H7NO2, with a sweet taste, soluble in water, slightly soluble in alcohol: used in the manufacture of toothpaste, cosmetics, and pharmaceuticals.
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Origin of sarcosine

<German Sarkosin (1847), apparently irregular derivative from Greek sárx, stem sark- flesh, and German -in-ine2
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