"glycyrrhizin" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˌɡlɪs.ɪˈɹaɪ.zn̩/ [General-American]
Etymology: From glycyrrhiza (“licorice root”) + -in. Etymology templates: {{af|en|glycyrrhiza|-in|t1=licorice root}} glycyrrhiza (“licorice root”) + -in Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} glycyrrhizin (uncountable)
  1. (organic chemistry) A crystalline glycosidic acid, the main sweet-tasting compound from licorice (Glycyrrhiza glabra) root, thirty to fifty times as sweet as sucrose (table sugar). Wikipedia link: glycyrrhizin Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Biomolecules, Carboxylic acids Synonyms: glycyrrhizic acid, glycyrrhizinic acid Translations (Translations): glykyrritsiini (Finnish), lakritsihappo (Finnish), Glycyrrhizin [neuter] (German), Glycyrrhizinsäure [feminine] (German)

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