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nitrotyrosine

nitrotyrosine noun: a product of the nitration of tyrosine that is found in some diseased tissues.

Noun

nitrotyrosine (countable and uncountable, plural nitrotyrosines)

  1. A product of the nitration of tyrosine that is found in some diseased tissues.

Forms of nitrotyrosine

pluralnitrotyrosines

Origin of nitrotyrosine

From nitro- + tyrosine.

Questions about nitrotyrosine

What does nitrotyrosine mean?
Nitrotyrosine means a product of the nitration of tyrosine that is found in some diseased tissues.
What part of speech is nitrotyrosine?
Nitrotyrosine is a noun.
What is the plural of nitrotyrosine?
The plural of nitrotyrosine is nitrotyrosines.

Words near nitrotyrosine in the dictionary

  1. nitrotriazolone
  2. nitrotyrosinate
  3. nitrotyrosinated
  4. nitrotyrosination
  5. nitrotyrosinations
  6. nitrotyrosine
  7. nitrotyrosines
  8. nitrotyrosylated
  9. nitrourea
  10. nitrous
  11. nitrous acid

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