Etymograph

English

homoallylglycine

From homoallyl + glycine.

A compound of homoallyl + glycine

Proto-Hellenic *dlukús

Ancient Greek γλῠκῠ́ς ‘sweet’

English glycine

Today it means

noun Any of a class of homoallyl derivatives of glycine that are used to introduce alkene functionality into proteins

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Etymograph / homoallylglycine