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canavanine

canavanine noun: a toxic, non-proteinogenic amino acid found in certain leguminous plants.

Noun

canavanine (countable and uncountable, plural canavanines)

  1. A toxic, non-proteinogenic amino acid found in certain leguminous plants.

Forms of canavanine

pluralcanavanines

Origin of canavanine

From translingual Canavalia (“genus of jack beans”) + -anine.

Questions about canavanine

What does canavanine mean?
Canavanine means a toxic, non-proteinogenic amino acid found in certain leguminous plants.
What part of speech is canavanine?
Canavanine is a noun.
What is the plural of canavanine?
The plural of canavanine is canavanines.

Words near canavanine in the dictionary

  1. canavalin
  2. Canavan
  3. Canavan disease
  4. Canavan-Van Bogaert-Bertrand disease
  5. canavanase
  6. canavanine
  7. canavanines
  8. Canavans
  9. Canaveral
  10. canavesite
  11. canavinine

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