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glycocoll |
1 definition found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Glycocoll \Gly"co*coll\, n. [Gr. glyky`s sweet + ko`lla glue.] (Physiol. Chem.) A crystalline, nitrogenous substance, with a sweet taste, formed from hippuric acid by boiling with hydrochloric acid, and present in bile united with cholic acid. It is also formed from gelatin by decomposition with acids. Chemically, it is amido-acetic acid. Called also {glycin}, and {glycocin}.
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