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hercynine

hercynine noun: the zwitterion (2S)-3-(1H-imidazol-4-yl)-2-(trimethylammonio)propanoate related to histidine.

Noun

hercynine (uncountable)

  1. The zwitterion (2S)-3-(1H-imidazol-4-yl)-2-(trimethylammonio)propanoate related to histidine

Questions about hercynine

What does hercynine mean?
Hercynine means the zwitterion (2S)-3-(1H-imidazol-4-yl)-2-(trimethylammonio)propanoate related to histidine.
What part of speech is hercynine?
Hercynine is a noun.

Words near hercynine in the dictionary

  1. hercurrahs
  2. Hercverse
  3. Hercynia
  4. Hercynian
  5. Hercynians
  6. hercynine
  7. hercynite
  8. hercynites
  9. hercynitic
  10. herd
  11. herd behaviour

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