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selenocysteinyl

selenocysteinyl adjective: relating to, or derived from selenocysteine.

Adjective

selenocysteinyl (not comparable)

  1. Relating to, or derived from selenocysteine

Origin of selenocysteinyl

From selenocysteine + -yl.

Questions about selenocysteinyl

What does selenocysteinyl mean?
Selenocysteinyl means relating to, or derived from selenocysteine.
What part of speech is selenocysteinyl?
Selenocysteinyl is an adjective.

Words near selenocysteinyl in the dictionary

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

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