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alpha-amino acids

alpha-amino acids is the plural of alpha-amino acid.

Meaning of alpha-amino acid

Noun

alpha-amino acid (plural alpha-amino acids)

  1. Any amino acid that has the amino and carboxylic functional groups attached to the same carbon atom; especially those amino acids that occur naturally as peptides and proteins.

Questions about alpha-amino acids

What is alpha-amino acids the plural of?
Alpha-amino acids is the plural of alpha-amino acid.

Words near alpha-amino acids in the dictionary

  1. alpha-
  2. alpha-adrenergic blocking agent
  3. alpha-adrenergic blocking agents
  4. alpha-adrenoreceptor
  5. alpha-amino acid
  6. alpha-amino acids
  7. alpha-antithrombin
  8. alpha-beta filter
  9. alpha-beta filters
  10. alpha-beta pruning
  11. alpha-blocker

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