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English
Etymology
From glycyrrhiza (“licorice root”) + -in.
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Noun
glycyrrhizin (uncountable)
- (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).
- Synonyms: glycyrrhizic acid, glycyrrhizinic acid
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