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citrulline

citrulline noun: an amino acid, first isolated from watermelons, that is an intermediate in the urea cycle.

citrulline: an amino acid, first isolated from watermelons, that is an intermediate in the urea cycle
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Noun

citrulline (plural citrullines)

  1. An amino acid, first isolated from watermelons, that is an intermediate in the urea cycle.

Forms of citrulline

pluralcitrullines

Words formed from citrulline

Questions about citrulline

What does citrulline mean?
Citrulline means an amino acid, first isolated from watermelons, that is an intermediate in the urea cycle.
What part of speech is citrulline?
Citrulline is a noun.
What is the plural of citrulline?
The plural of citrulline is citrullines.

Words near citrulline in the dictionary

  1. citrullinated
  2. citrullinates
  3. citrullinating
  4. citrullination
  5. citrullinations
  6. citrulline
  7. citrullinemia
  8. citrullinemic
  9. citrullines
  10. citrullinome
  11. citrullinuria

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