glicoplastico

Italian

Etymology

From glico- +‎ plastico.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡli.koˈpla.sti.ko/
• Rhymes: -astiko
• Hyphenation: gli‧co‧plà‧sti‧co

Adjective

glicoplastico (feminine glicoplastica, masculine plural glicoplastici, feminine plural glicoplastiche)

1. (biochemistry) able to turn into a carbohydrate after losing the aminic group −NH₂ (of an aminoacid)

Further reading

• glicoplastico in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana