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C-terminal

C-terminal is the alternative spelling of C-terminus.

Meaning of C-terminus

Noun

C-terminus (plural C-termini or C-terminuses)

  1. The end of a polypeptide chain that consists of an amino acid with a free carboxyl group.

Forms of C-terminal

pluralC-terminals

Questions about C-terminal

What is C-terminal the alternative spelling of?
C-terminal is the alternative spelling of C-terminus.

Words near C-terminal in the dictionary

  1. C-style strings
  2. C-suite
  3. C-suiter
  4. C-suiters
  5. C-suites
  6. C-terminal
  7. C-terminals
  8. C-termini
  9. C-terminus
  10. C-terminuses
  11. C-type conflict

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