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hydroxykynurenine

hydroxykynurenine noun: a metabolite of tryptophan that filters ultraviolet light in the human lens.

Noun

hydroxykynurenine (countable and uncountable, plural hydroxykynurenines)

  1. A metabolite of tryptophan that filters ultraviolet light in the human lens.

Forms of hydroxykynurenine

pluralhydroxykynurenines

Origin of hydroxykynurenine

From hydroxy- + kynurenine.

Questions about hydroxykynurenine

What does hydroxykynurenine mean?
Hydroxykynurenine means a metabolite of tryptophan that filters ultraviolet light in the human lens.
What part of speech is hydroxykynurenine?
Hydroxykynurenine is a noun.
What is the plural of hydroxykynurenine?
The plural of hydroxykynurenine is hydroxykynurenines.

Words near hydroxykynurenine in the dictionary

  1. hydroxyjuglone
  2. hydroxykaurane
  3. hydroxykenomicrolite
  4. hydroxyketone
  5. hydroxyketones
  6. hydroxykynurenine
  7. hydroxykynurenines
  8. hydroxyl
  9. hydroxylactone
  10. hydroxylactones
  11. hydroxylamide

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