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homophenylalanine

homophenylalanine noun: a homologue of phenylalanine, 2-amino-4-phenylbutyric acid.

Noun

homophenylalanine (uncountable)

  1. A homologue of phenylalanine, 2-amino-4-phenylbutyric acid

Origin of homophenylalanine

From homo- + phenylalanine.

Questions about homophenylalanine

What does homophenylalanine mean?
Homophenylalanine means a homologue of phenylalanine, 2-amino-4-phenylbutyric acid.
What part of speech is homophenylalanine?
Homophenylalanine is a noun.

Words near homophenylalanine in the dictionary

  1. homopeptidic
  2. homophase
  3. homophases
  4. homophene
  5. homophenes
  6. homophenylalanine
  7. homophenylalanyl
  8. homophil
  9. homophile
  10. homophiles
  11. homophilia

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