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chlorotyrosine

chlorotyrosine noun: any chloro derivative of tyrosine, but especially 3-chlorotyrosine that mediates the action of myeloperoxidase.

Noun

chlorotyrosine (countable and uncountable, plural chlorotyrosines)

  1. Any chloro derivative of tyrosine, but especially 3-chlorotyrosine that mediates the action of myeloperoxidase

Forms of chlorotyrosine

pluralchlorotyrosines

Questions about chlorotyrosine

What does chlorotyrosine mean?
Chlorotyrosine means any chloro derivative of tyrosine, but especially 3-chlorotyrosine that mediates the action of myeloperoxidase.
What part of speech is chlorotyrosine?
Chlorotyrosine is a noun.
What is the plural of chlorotyrosine?
The plural of chlorotyrosine is chlorotyrosines.

Words near chlorotyrosine in the dictionary

  1. chlorotrityl
  2. chlorotrityls
  3. chlorotype
  4. chlorotypes
  5. chlorotyping
  6. chlorotyrosine
  7. chlorous
  8. chlorous acid
  9. chlorovaporization
  10. chlorovinyl
  11. chlorovinyldichloroarsine

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