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phenylthiohydantoin

phenylthiohydantoin noun: any phenyl derivative of a thiohydantoin, but especially one formed from an amino acid in the Edman method of protein degradation.

Noun

phenylthiohydantoin (plural phenylthiohydantoins)

  1. Any phenyl derivative of a thiohydantoin, but especially one formed from an amino acid in the Edman method of protein degradation

Forms of phenylthiohydantoin

pluralphenylthiohydantoins

Origin of phenylthiohydantoin

From phenyl + thiohydantoin.

Questions about phenylthiohydantoin

What does phenylthiohydantoin mean?
Phenylthiohydantoin means any phenyl derivative of a thiohydantoin, but especially one formed from an amino acid in the Edman method of protein degradation.
What part of speech is phenylthiohydantoin?
Phenylthiohydantoin is a noun.
What is the plural of phenylthiohydantoin?
The plural of phenylthiohydantoin is phenylthiohydantoins.

Words near phenylthiohydantoin in the dictionary

  1. phenyltetrazolium
  2. phenylthiazole
  3. phenylthiazoles
  4. phenylthiocarbamide
  5. phenylthiocarbamides
  6. phenylthiohydantoin
  7. phenylthiohydantoins
  8. phenylthiol
  9. phenylthiolate
  10. phenylthiolates
  11. phenylthiomethyl

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