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cysteinal

cysteinal noun: the amino aldehyde derived from cysteine.

Noun

cysteinal (plural cysteinals)

  1. The amino aldehyde derived from cysteine.

Forms of cysteinal

pluralcysteinals

Origin of cysteinal

From cysteine + -al (“aldehyde”).

Questions about cysteinal

What does cysteinal mean?
Cysteinal means the amino aldehyde derived from cysteine.
What part of speech is cysteinal?
Cysteinal is a noun.
What is the plural of cysteinal?
The plural of cysteinal is cysteinals.

Words near cysteinal in the dictionary

  1. cystectomy
  2. cysted
  3. cysteic
  4. cysteic acid
  5. cystein
  6. cysteinal
  7. cysteinals
  8. cysteinate
  9. cysteinates
  10. cysteine
  11. cysteineless

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