glicoplastico

Italian

Etymology

From glico- +‎ plastico.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡli.koˈplas.ti.ko/
  • Rhymes: -astiko
  • Hyphenation: gli‧co‧plà‧sti‧co

Adjective

glicoplastico (feminine glicoplastica, masculine plural glicoplastici, feminine plural glicoplastiche)

  1. (biochemistry) able to turn into a carbohydrate after losing the aminic group −NH2 (of an aminoacid)

Further reading

  • glicoplastico in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana