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polylysine

polylysine noun: a polypeptide (or section of a protein) consisting only of lysine residues.

Noun

polylysine (plural polylysines)

  1. A polypeptide (or section of a protein) consisting only of lysine residues

Forms of polylysine

pluralpolylysines

Origin of polylysine

From poly- + lysine.

Questions about polylysine

What does polylysine mean?
Polylysine means a polypeptide (or section of a protein) consisting only of lysine residues.
What part of speech is polylysine?
Polylysine is a noun.
What is the plural of polylysine?
The plural of polylysine is polylysines.

Words near polylysine in the dictionary

  1. polylogs
  2. polylogue
  3. polylogues
  4. polylogy
  5. polyloquent
  6. polylysine
  7. polylysines
  8. polylysogenic
  9. polymacrocycle
  10. polymacrocyclic
  11. polymacromonomer

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