GLYCYRRHIZIMIC
Glyc`yr*rhi*zim"ic, a. (Chem.)
Defn: From, or pertaining to, glycyrrhizin; as, glycyrrhizimic acid.
GLYCYRRHIZIN
Gly*cyr"rhi*zin, n. Etym: [Cf. F. glycyrrhizine. See Glycyrrhiza.]
(Chem.)
Defn: A glucoside found in licorice root (Glycyrrhiza), in monesia bark (Chrysophyllum), in the root of the walnut, etc., and extracted as a yellow, amorphous powder, of a bittersweet taste.
GLYN; GLYNNE
Glyn, Glynne, n.
Defn: A glen. See Glen.
Note: [Obs. singly, but occurring often in locative names in Ireland,
as Glen does in Scotland.]
He could not beat out the Irish, yet he did shut them up within those
narrow corners and glyns under the mountain's foot. Spenser.
GLYOXAL
Gly*ox"al, n. Etym: [Glycol + oxalic + aldehyde.] (Chem.)
Defn: A white, amorphous, deliquescent powder, (CO.H)2, obtained by the partial oxidation of glycol. It is a double aldehyde, between glycol and oxalic acid.
GLYOXALIC
Gly`ox*al"ic, a. (Chem.)