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pentaglycine

pentaglycine noun: an oligopeptide (or section of a protein) consisting of five glycine amino acids.

Noun

pentaglycine (countable and uncountable, plural pentaglycines)

  1. An oligopeptide (or section of a protein) consisting of five glycine amino acids

Forms of pentaglycine

pluralpentaglycines

Origin of pentaglycine

From penta- + glycine.

Questions about pentaglycine

What does pentaglycine mean?
Pentaglycine means an oligopeptide (or section of a protein) consisting of five glycine amino acids.
What part of speech is pentaglycine?
Pentaglycine is a noun.
What is the plural of pentaglycine?
The plural of pentaglycine is pentaglycines.

Words near pentaglycine in the dictionary

  1. pentaglot
  2. pentaglucoside
  3. pentaglucosides
  4. pentaglutamate
  5. pentaglutamates
  6. pentaglycine
  7. pentaglycines
  8. pentaglycosylceramide
  9. pentaglycosylceramides
  10. pentagon
  11. pentagonal

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