glycyrrhizin

== English == === Etymology === From glycyrrhiza (“licorice root”) +‎ -in. === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /ˌɡlɪs.ɪˈɹaɪ.zn̩/ === Noun === glycyrrhizin (uncountable) (organic chemistry) A crystalline glycosidic acid, the main sweet-tasting compound from licorice (Glycyrrhiza glabra) root, thirty to fifty times as sweet as sucrose (table sugar). Synonyms: glycyrrhizic acid, glycyrrhizinic acid ==== Translations ==== === References === “glycyrrhizin”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.