sarcosine
[ sahr-kuh-seen, -sin ]
/ ˈsɑr kəˌsin, -sɪn /
noun Chemistry.
a crystalline compound, C3H7NO2, with a sweet taste, soluble in water, slightly soluble in alcohol: used in the manufacture of toothpaste, cosmetics, and pharmaceuticals.
Origin of sarcosine
< German
Sarkosin (1847), apparently irregular derivative from Greek
sárx, stem
sark- flesh, and German
-in
-ine2
Words nearby sarcosine
sarcoptes scabiei,
sarcoptic,
sarcoptic mange,
sarcoptid,
sarcoptidae,
sarcosine,
sarcosinemia,
sarcosis,
sarcosome,
sarcostosis,
sarcostyle
Medical definitions for sarcosine
sarcosine
[ sär′kə-sēn′, -sĭn ]
n.
An amino acid made synthetically or formed naturally during the decomposition of creatine.