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glycocoll
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glycocoll, n. [Gr. glyky`s sweet + ko`lla glue.].
A crystalline, nitrogenous substance, with a sweet taste, formed from hippuric acid by boiling with hydrochloric acid, and present in bile united with cholic acid. It is also formed from gelatin by decomposition with acids. Chemically, it is amido-acetic acid. Called also glycin , and glycocin . [1913 Webster]
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