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methionyl

Syllables: me·thi·o·nylUS/məˈθaɪ.ə.nɪl/

methionyl noun: a univalent radical derived from methionine.

Noun

methionyl (plural methionyls)

  1. A univalent radical derived from methionine.

Forms of methionyl

pluralmethionyls

Origin of methionyl

From methionine + -yl.

Words formed from methionyl

Questions about methionyl

What does methionyl mean?
Methionyl means a univalent radical derived from methionine.
What part of speech is methionyl?
Methionyl is a noun.
How do you pronounce methionyl?
Methionyl is pronounced /məˈθaɪ.ə.nɪl/ (US).
What is the plural of methionyl?
The plural of methionyl is methionyls.

Words near methionyl in the dictionary

  1. methionine
  2. methioninemia
  3. methionines
  4. methioninol
  5. methioninyl
  6. methionyl
  7. methionyl-lysyl-bradykinin
  8. methionylation
  9. methionyllysylbradykinin
  10. methionyls
  11. methiothepin

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