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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Lycine

· Lyc·ine · IPA
01 n. A weak base identical with betaine; -- so called because found in the boxthorn (Lycium barbarum). See Betaine.
  1. 1.
    A weak base identical with betaine; -- so called because found in the boxthorn (Lycium barbarum). See Betaine.(Chem.) See: Betaine