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dehydroalanine

UK/diːˌhaɪdɹəʊˈæləniːn/

dehydroalanine noun: an uncommon amino acid found in peptides of microbial origin.

Noun

dehydroalanine (plural dehydroalanines)

  1. An uncommon amino acid found in peptides of microbial origin.

Forms of dehydroalanine

pluraldehydroalanines

Origin of dehydroalanine

From dehydro- + alanine.

Questions about dehydroalanine

What does dehydroalanine mean?
Dehydroalanine means an uncommon amino acid found in peptides of microbial origin.
What part of speech is dehydroalanine?
Dehydroalanine is a noun.
How do you pronounce dehydroalanine?
Dehydroalanine is pronounced /diːˌhaɪdɹəʊˈæləniːn/ (UK).
What is the plural of dehydroalanine?
The plural of dehydroalanine is dehydroalanines.

Words near dehydroalanine in the dictionary

  1. dehydroabietic
  2. dehydroabietin
  3. dehydroabietinal
  4. dehydroacetic acid
  5. dehydroadonirubin
  6. dehydroalanine
  7. dehydroalanines
  8. dehydroamino
  9. dehydroamino acid
  10. dehydroamino acids
  11. dehydroandrosterone

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