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N-terminus

N-terminus noun: the end of a polypeptide chain that consists of an amino acid with a free amino group.

Noun

N-terminus (plural N-termini)

  1. The end of a polypeptide chain that consists of an amino acid with a free amino group.
    Synonyms:
    aminoterminus

N-terminus meaning in Tamil

N-terminus in Tamil

உப்பிய நுனி

Synonyms of N-terminus

Forms of N-terminus

pluralN-termini
alternative formN-terminal

Origin of N-terminus

From N- + terminus.

Questions about N-terminus

What does N-terminus mean?
N-terminus means the end of a polypeptide chain that consists of an amino acid with a free amino group.
What is N-terminus in Tamil?
N-terminus in Tamil is உப்பிய நுனி. See N-terminus meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is N-terminus?
N-terminus is a noun.
What is the plural of N-terminus?
The plural of N-terminus is N-termini.

Words near N-terminus in the dictionary

  1. n-sphere
  2. n-spheres
  3. N-terminal
  4. N-terminals
  5. N-termini
  6. N-terminus
  7. n-tier
  8. N-tower
  9. N-towers
  10. n-tuple
  11. n-tuples

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Adapted from Wiktionary: N-terminus (page history and authors); N-terminus (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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