vicine

noun

vic·​ine

variants or less commonly vicin

ˈvisə̇n

plural -s

: a crystalline glucoside C₁₀H₁₆N₄O₇ obtained especially from seeds of vetches (genus Vicia) and beets that yields glucose and a pyrimidine on hydrolysis

Word History

Etymology

Latin vicia vetch + International Scientific Vocabulary -ine

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