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methyltyrosine

methyltyrosine noun: any of several isomeric methyl derivatives of tyrosine, but especially α-methyltyrosine which is the antihypertensive drug metirosine.

Noun

methyltyrosine (plural methyltyrosines)

  1. Any of several isomeric methyl derivatives of tyrosine, but especially α-methyltyrosine which is the antihypertensive drug metirosine

Forms of methyltyrosine

pluralmethyltyrosines

Origin of methyltyrosine

From methyl + tyrosine.

Questions about methyltyrosine

What does methyltyrosine mean?
Methyltyrosine means any of several isomeric methyl derivatives of tyrosine, but especially α-methyltyrosine which is the antihypertensive drug metirosine.
What part of speech is methyltyrosine?
Methyltyrosine is a noun.
What is the plural of methyltyrosine?
The plural of methyltyrosine is methyltyrosines.

Words near methyltyrosine in the dictionary

  1. methyltriphenylphosphoniums
  2. methyltryptamine
  3. methyltryptophan
  4. methyltryptophans
  5. methyltyramine
  6. methyltyrosine
  7. methyltyrosines
  8. methylumbelliferone
  9. methylumbelliferones
  10. methylurethane
  11. methyluridine

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