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homopropargylglycine

homopropargylglycine noun: the amino acid HC≡C-CH₂-CH₂-CH(NH₂)-COOH; it is used in research into protein synthesis.

Noun

homopropargylglycine (uncountable)

  1. The amino acid HC≡C-CH₂-CH₂-CH(NH₂)-COOH; it is used in research into protein synthesis

Origin of homopropargylglycine

From homopropargyl + glycine.

Questions about homopropargylglycine

What does homopropargylglycine mean?
Homopropargylglycine means the amino acid HC≡C-CH₂-CH₂-CH(NH₂)-COOH; it is used in research into protein synthesis.
What part of speech is homopropargylglycine?
Homopropargylglycine is a noun.

Words near homopropargylglycine in the dictionary

  1. homoprimer
  2. homoprimers
  3. homoproline
  4. homopropaganda
  5. homopropargyl
  6. homopropargylglycine
  7. homopropargylic
  8. homoprotein
  9. homoprotocatechuate
  10. homoprotocatechuates
  11. homoprotomer

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