GLYCINE

Glycine, genus Glycine

(noun) genus of Asiatic erect or sprawling herbs: soya bean

glycine

(noun) the simplest amino acid found in proteins and the principal amino acid in sugar cane

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glycine (plural glycines)

(amino acid) A nonessential amino acid, amino-acetic acid, C₂H₅NO₂ found in most proteins but especially in sugar cane; the simplest amino acid.

• E640 when used as a flavour enhancer

• Gly as a monomer in proteins

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11 June 2025

(adjective) having relatively few calories; “diet cola”; “light (or lite) beer”; “lite (or light) mayonnaise”; “a low-cal diet”

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In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.