Glycocoll

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Glycocoll \Gly"co*coll\, n. [Gr. glyky`s sweet + ko`lla glue.]
     (Physiol. Chem.)
     A crystalline, nitrogenous substance, with a sweet taste,
     formed from hippuric acid by boiling with hydrochloric acid,
     and present in bile united with cholic acid. It is also
     formed from gelatin by decomposition with acids. Chemically,


     it is amido-acetic acid. Called also {glycin}, and
     {glycocin}.
     [1913 Webster]