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oxyproline

oxyproline noun: a lactam of glutamic acid.

Noun

oxyproline (countable and uncountable, plural oxyprolines)

  1. a lactam of glutamic acid

Synonyms of oxyproline

Forms of oxyproline

pluraloxyprolines

Questions about oxyproline

What does oxyproline mean?
Oxyproline means a lactam of glutamic acid.
What part of speech is oxyproline?
Oxyproline is a noun.
What is the plural of oxyproline?
The plural of oxyproline is oxyprolines.

Words near oxyproline in the dictionary

  1. oxyphotobacterium
  2. oxyphototrophic
  3. oxypnictide
  4. oxypnictides
  5. oxyprenylated
  6. oxyproline
  7. oxyprolines
  8. oxypurine
  9. oxypurines
  10. oxypurinol
  11. oxypyrimidine

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