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selenocysteines

selenocysteines is the plural of selenocysteine.

Meaning of selenocysteine

Noun

selenocysteine (countable and uncountable, plural selenocysteines)

  1. A naturally-occurring amino acid, present in several enzymes, whose structure is that of cysteine but with the sulfur atom replaced by one of selenium

Questions about selenocysteines

What is selenocysteines the plural of?
Selenocysteines is the plural of selenocysteine.

Words near selenocysteines in the dictionary

  1. selenocyanides
  2. selenocystamine
  3. selenocystathionine
  4. selenocystein
  5. selenocysteine
  6. selenocysteines
  7. selenocysteinyl
  8. selenocystine
  9. selenodesy
  10. selenodetic
  11. selenodiglutathione

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