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cysteinyl

/ˈsɪs.tiˌnɪl/

cysteinyl adjective: of, pertaining to, or derived from the amino acid cysteine.

Adjective

cysteinyl (not comparable)

  1. Of, pertaining to, or derived from the amino acid cysteine

Origin of cysteinyl

From cysteine + -yl.

Words formed from cysteinyl

Phrases with cysteinyl

Questions about cysteinyl

What does cysteinyl mean?
Cysteinyl means of, pertaining to, or derived from the amino acid cysteine.
What part of speech is cysteinyl?
Cysteinyl is an adjective.
How do you pronounce cysteinyl?
Cysteinyl is pronounced /ˈsɪs.tiˌnɪl/.

Words near cysteinyl in the dictionary

  1. cysteinates
  2. cysteine
  3. cysteineless
  4. cysteines
  5. cysteins
  6. cysteinyl
  7. cysteinyl leukotriene
  8. cysteinyl leukotrienes
  9. cysteinylated
  10. cysteinylation
  11. cysteinylations

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