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pyroglutamine

pyroglutamine noun: a cyclic derivative of glutamine related to pyroglutamic acid.

Noun

pyroglutamine (uncountable)

  1. A cyclic derivative of glutamine related to pyroglutamic acid

Origin of pyroglutamine

From pyro- + glutamine.

Questions about pyroglutamine

What does pyroglutamine mean?
Pyroglutamine means a cyclic derivative of glutamine related to pyroglutamic acid.
What part of speech is pyroglutamine?
Pyroglutamine is a noun.

Words near pyroglutamine in the dictionary

  1. pyroglutamates
  2. pyroglutamic
  3. pyroglutamic acid
  4. pyroglutamic acids
  5. pyroglutamination
  6. pyroglutamine
  7. pyroglutamyl
  8. pyroglutamylated
  9. pyroglutamylation
  10. pyroglutamylations
  11. pyroglutamyls

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