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glyc-


glyc-

combining form

Definition of GLYC-

1
: carbohydrate and especially sugar <glycoprotein>
2
: glycine <glycyl>

Variants of GLYC-

glyc- or glyco-

Origin of GLYC-

International Scientific Vocabulary, from Greek glyk- sweet, from glykys

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