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glycinal

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
glyci-nal
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The amino aldehyde NH₂CH₂CHO corresponding to the amino acid glycine; any derivative of this compound.

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek γλῠκῠ́ς (glŭkŭ́s) Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ine English glycine English -al English glycinal From glycine + -al (“aldehyde”).

Inflected Forms

glycinals (plural)

Questions

What does glycinal mean?
The amino aldehyde NH₂CH₂CHO corresponding to the amino acid glycine; any derivative of this compound.
Where does glycinal come from?
Etymology tree Ancient Greek γλῠκῠ́ς (glŭkŭ́s) Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ine English glycine English -al English glycinal From glycine + -al (“aldehyde”).

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