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polycysteine

polycysteine noun: a homopolymer of the amino acid cysteine.

Noun

polycysteine (plural polycysteines)

  1. a homopolymer of the amino acid cysteine

Forms of polycysteine

pluralpolycysteines

Origin of polycysteine

From poly- + cysteine.

Questions about polycysteine

What does polycysteine mean?
Polycysteine means a homopolymer of the amino acid cysteine.
What part of speech is polycysteine?
Polycysteine is a noun.
What is the plural of polycysteine?
The plural of polycysteine is polycysteines.

Words near polycysteine in the dictionary

  1. polycycly
  2. polycyeses
  3. polycyesis
  4. polycylinder
  5. polycylindrical
  6. polycysteine
  7. polycysteines
  8. polycystic
  9. polycystic ovarian syndrome
  10. polycystic ovary syndrome
  11. polycystid

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