Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for GLU'CY-NA
GLU'CY-NA, n. [Gr. γλυκυς. More properly GLYCYNA.]
The only oxyd of the metal glucynum. It is a white powder, without taste or odor, and insoluble in water. The salts of glucyna have a sweet taste, and hence its name.
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