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N-methylphenylalanine

N-methylphenylalanine noun: a chemical compound derived from phenylalanine by adding a methyl group to its nitrogen atom.

Noun

N-methylphenylalanine (uncountable)

  1. A chemical compound derived from phenylalanine by adding a methyl group to its nitrogen atom.

Origin of N-methylphenylalanine

From N- + methyl + phenylalanine.

Questions about N-methylphenylalanine

What does N-methylphenylalanine mean?
N-methylphenylalanine means a chemical compound derived from phenylalanine by adding a methyl group to its nitrogen atom.
What part of speech is N-methylphenylalanine?
N-methylphenylalanine is a noun.

Words near N-methylphenylalanine in the dictionary

  1. n-iamonds
  2. N-methyl-N-nitroso-p-toluenesulfonamide
  3. N-methyl-N-nitroso-p-toluenesulphonamide
  4. N-methylleucine
  5. N-methylnipecotic acid
  6. N-methylphenylalanine
  7. N-methylvaline
  8. n-nonane
  9. n-octane
  10. n-omino
  11. n-ominoes

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