glycyl

noun

gly·​cyl ˈglī-səl 

: the monovalent acyl radical NH₂CH₂CO− of glycine

Examples of glycyl in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The acetyl glycyl beta-alanine ingredient in the formula stood out to Jaliman, who says this peptide will probably help lighten the pigment of a scar while also working to even out skin tone. — Maya Gandara, Health.com, 15 Apr. 2020

Previous analyses had suggested that the genes responsible for making toluene were likely glycyl radical enzymes (GREs), a small family of proteins that carry out other complex chemical reactions. — Robert F. Service, Science | AAAS, 21 Mar. 2018

Word History

First Known Use

1901, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for glycyl

• bristle
• fissile
• gristle
• missal
• missile
• nissl
• thistle
• whistle
• abyssal
• dismissal
• epistle

Medical Definition

glycyl

noun

gly·​cyl ˈglī-səl 

: the amino acid radical or residue H₂NCH₂CO− of glycine

—abbreviation Gly