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hydroxylysine

hydroxylysine noun: a hydroxy derivative of lysine.

Noun

hydroxylysine (countable and uncountable, plural hydroxylysines)

  1. A hydroxy derivative of lysine.

Forms of hydroxylysine

pluralhydroxylysines

Origin of hydroxylysine

From hydroxy + lysine.

Questions about hydroxylysine

What does hydroxylysine mean?
Hydroxylysine means a hydroxy derivative of lysine.
What part of speech is hydroxylysine?
Hydroxylysine is a noun.
What is the plural of hydroxylysine?
The plural of hydroxylysine is hydroxylysines.

Words near hydroxylysine in the dictionary

  1. hydroxylic acid
  2. hydroxylipid
  3. hydroxylipids
  4. hydroxylphenyl
  5. hydroxyls
  6. hydroxylysine
  7. hydroxylysines
  8. hydroxylysinohydroxynorleucine
  9. hydroxymaprotiline
  10. hydroxymate
  11. hydroxymetabolite

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