'Lycine' definitions:
Definition of 'Lycine'
From: GCIDE
- Lycine \Lyc"ine\, n. (Chem.) A weak base identical with betaine; -- so called because found in the boxthorn (Lycium barbarum). See Betaine. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'lycine'
From: GCIDE
- Betaine \Be"ta*ine\, n. [From beta, generic name of the beet.] (Chem.) A nitrogenous base, C5H11NO2, produced artificially, and also occurring naturally in beet-root molasses and its residues, from which it is extracted as a white crystalline substance; -- called also lycine and oxyneurine. It has a sweetish taste. [1913 Webster]