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norvaline

norvaline noun: an amino acid 2-amino-butanoic acid that is not found in protein.

Noun

norvaline (countable and uncountable, plural norvalines)

  1. An amino acid 2-amino-butanoic acid that is not found in protein

Forms of norvaline

pluralnorvalines

Origin of norvaline

From nor- + valine.

Questions about norvaline

What does norvaline mean?
Norvaline means an amino acid 2-amino-butanoic acid that is not found in protein.
What part of speech is norvaline?
Norvaline is a noun.
What is the plural of norvaline?
The plural of norvaline is norvalines.

Words near norvaline in the dictionary

  1. Noruz
  2. Norval
  3. norvalinate
  4. norvalinates
  5. norvalination
  6. norvaline
  7. norvalines
  8. norvanol
  9. Norvegian
  10. Norvego-
  11. Norvegophile

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