glycyrrhizin

English

Etymology

Glycyrrhiza +‎ -in

Noun

glycyrrhizin (uncountable)

1. (chemistry) The main sweet-tasting compound from liquorice (Glycyrrhiza glabra) root, thirty to fifty times as sweet as sucrose (table sugar).

Synonyms

• glycyrrhizic acid
• glycyrrhizinic acid

Translations

compound

• Finnish: glykyrritsiini (fi), lakritsihappo
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