glycin

See also: Glycin

English

Structure diagram of glycin

Etymology

From glycine, modified with -in.

Noun

glycin (countable and uncountable, plural glycins)

1. (organic chemistry) A phenolic derivative of glycine, N-(4-hydroxyphenyl)glycine, used as a photographic developer.
   • 2008, Robert Hirsch, Photographic Possibilities, page 142:

     Glycin is a versatile paper developer that produces a strong, deep black on bromide papers and brown to sepia tones on warm-tone chloride and chlorobromide papers.

   • 2008, Georg-Wilhelm Oetjen, Peter Haseley, Freeze-Drying, page 23:

     Glycin immersed in LN₂ formed an amorphous product. Upon heating to –65 °C an unidentified crystalline phase of glycin was observed, which transformed at ≈ 55 °C to 2-glycin.

   • 2011, Elizabeth Allen, Sophie Triantaphillidou, The Manual of Photography, page 257:

     Glycin developers are non-staining and have exceptionally good keeping properties, but are too slow in action for general use.

2. Misspelling of glycine.
   • 2007, Katalin Köves, Andrea Heinzlmann, “Chapter 1: Neurotransmitters and Neuropeptides in Autism”, in Barbara S. Mesmere, editor, New Autism Research Developments, page 51:

     The level of glycin (Table 4) in the serum and the plasma of autistic patients does not show consistent changes.

Usage notes

The confusion with glycine may be compounded by translations of the latter in certain other languages, as well as by the synonym photoglycine.

Synonyms

• (phenolic derivative of glycine): photoglycine

Related terms

• glycine

Anagrams

• clingy, clying

Swedish

Noun

glycin n

1. (biochemistry) glycine

Declension

Declension of glycin
	Uncountable
	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	glycin	glycinet	—	—
Genitive	glycins	glycinets	—	—