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methionines

methionines is the plural of methionine.

Meaning of methionine

Noun

methionine (countable and uncountable, plural methionines)

  1. A sulphur-containing amino acid, C₅H₁₁NO₂S, in L- and D-forms.
    1. The L-form thereof, a lipotropic molecule widely occurring in living organisms and found in most protein; in humans it is an essential amino acid.
      • The purpose was to make soya beans more healthy for those for whom they are a staple food by correcting soya beans' natural deficiency in a chemical called methionine.1999, Matt Ridley, Genome, Harper Perennial, published 2004, page 253

Questions about methionines

What is methionines the plural of?
Methionines is the plural of methionine.

Words near methionines in the dictionary

  1. methionate
  2. methionates
  3. methionic acid
  4. methionine
  5. methioninemia
  6. methionines
  7. methioninol
  8. methioninyl
  9. methionyl
  10. methionyl-lysyl-bradykinin
  11. methionylation

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