Etymograph

English

allylglycine

From allyl + glycine.

A compound of allyl + glycine

Latin allium ‘garlic’

English allyl

Proto-Hellenic *dlukús

Ancient Greek γλῠκῠ́ς ‘sweet’

English glycine

Today it means

noun A glycine derivative that is an inhibitor of the enzyme glutamate decarboxylase.

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