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polyphenylalanine

polyphenylalanine noun: a polypeptide (or fragment) containing only phenylalanine.

Noun

polyphenylalanine (plural polyphenylalanines)

  1. A polypeptide (or fragment) containing only phenylalanine

Forms of polyphenylalanine

pluralpolyphenylalanines
alternative formpoly-phenylalanine

Origin of polyphenylalanine

From poly- + phenylalanine.

Questions about polyphenylalanine

What does polyphenylalanine mean?
Polyphenylalanine means a polypeptide (or fragment) containing only phenylalanine.
What part of speech is polyphenylalanine?
Polyphenylalanine is a noun.
What is the plural of polyphenylalanine?
The plural of polyphenylalanine is polyphenylalanines.

Words near polyphenylalanine in the dictionary

  1. polyphenoloxidase
  2. polyphenoloxidases
  3. polyphenols
  4. polyphenotypic
  5. polyphenyl
  6. polyphenylalanine
  7. polyphenylalanines
  8. polyphenylene
  9. polyphenylene oxide
  10. polyphenylene sulfide
  11. polyphenylene sulfides

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