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polyornithine

polyornithine noun: the polypeptide whose constituent amino acid is ornithine.

Noun

polyornithine (uncountable)

  1. The polypeptide whose constituent amino acid is ornithine

Origin of polyornithine

From poly- + ornithine.

Questions about polyornithine

What does polyornithine mean?
Polyornithine means the polypeptide whose constituent amino acid is ornithine.
What part of speech is polyornithine?
Polyornithine is a noun.

Words near polyornithine in the dictionary

  1. polyorchid
  2. polyorchidism
  3. polyorchism
  4. polyorganic
  5. polyorganosiloxane
  6. polyornithine
  7. polyorogenic
  8. polyose
  9. polyoses
  10. polyostotic
  11. polyovular

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