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glycyl

/ˈɡlaɪ.sɪl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
gly-cyl
IPA
/ˈɡlaɪ.sɪl/
15
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The univalent radical obtained by removal of a hydrogen atom from the carboxylic acid group of glycine.

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 Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der. Frenchder. English -yl English glycyl From glycine + -yl.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈɡlaɪ.sɪl/

Inflected Forms

glycyls (plural)

Derived Forms

glycylation glycylcycline glycylglycine

Rhymes With

lysyl

Questions

How do you pronounce glycyl?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɡlaɪ.sɪl/.
What does glycyl mean?
The univalent radical obtained by removal of a hydrogen atom from the carboxylic acid group of glycine.
Where does glycyl 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 Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der. Frenchder. English -yl English glycyl From glycine + -yl.

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