phenylglycine

noun

phenyl·glycine

Definition of phenylglycine

: a phenyl derivative of glycine especially : the crystalline synthetic acid C₆H₅NHCH₂COOH containing a phenyl group attached to nitrogen and used in the manufacture of indigoid dyes

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