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homotaurine

homotaurine noun: a synthetic organic compound, analogous to taurine but with an extra carbon in its chain, potentially useful as an anticonvulsant and treatment for Alzheimer's disease.

Noun

homotaurine (uncountable)

  1. A synthetic organic compound, analogous to taurine but with an extra carbon in its chain, potentially useful as an anticonvulsant and treatment for Alzheimer's disease.

Forms of homotaurine

alternative formhomotaurin

Origin of homotaurine

From homo- + taurine.

Questions about homotaurine

What does homotaurine mean?
Homotaurine means a synthetic organic compound, analogous to taurine but with an extra carbon in its chain, potentially useful as an anticonvulsant and treatment for Alzheimer's disease.
What part of speech is homotaurine?
Homotaurine is a noun.

Words near homotaurine in the dictionary

  1. homosynaptically
  2. homotachous
  3. homotachy
  4. homotactic
  5. homotaurin
  6. homotaurine
  7. homotaxeous
  8. homotaxia
  9. homotaxial
  10. homotaxic
  11. homotaxically

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