glycocyamine
noun
gly·co·cy·a·mine
ˌglīkō¦sīə¦mēn,
-ˌsīˈamə̇n
: a crystalline amino acid NH2C(=NH)NHCH2COOH that is produced enzymatically in the animal body from glycine and arginine and that yields creatine on methylation
called also guanidoacetic acid
Word History
Etymology
International Scientific Vocabulary glyc- + cy- (from cyan-) + amine