1 vicin | Definition of vicin

vicine

noun
vic·​ine
variants: or less commonly vicin \ ˈvisə̇n \
plural -s

Definition of vicine

: a crystalline glucoside C10H16N4O7 obtained especially from seeds of vetches (genus Vicia) and beets that yields glucose and a pyrimidine on hydrolysis

History and Etymology for vicine

Latin vicia vetch + International Scientific Vocabulary -ine

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