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leucinal

leucinal noun: the aldehyde formed by reduction of the carboxylic acid group of leucine; any of its derivatives.

Noun

leucinal (uncountable)

  1. The aldehyde formed by reduction of the carboxylic acid group of leucine; any of its derivatives.

Origin of leucinal

From leucine + -al (“aldehyde”).

Questions about leucinal

What does leucinal mean?
Leucinal means the aldehyde formed by reduction of the carboxylic acid group of leucine; any of its derivatives.
What part of speech is leucinal?
Leucinal is a noun.

Words near leucinal in the dictionary

  1. leuchtenbergite
  2. leuchtenbergites
  3. leuchæmia
  4. leucic acid
  5. leucin
  6. leucinal
  7. leucinamide
  8. leucine
  9. leucine zipper
  10. leucine zippers
  11. leucinemia

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