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selenometabolism

selenometabolism noun: the metabolism of selenium compounds, typically of selenoproteins.

Noun

selenometabolism (uncountable)

  1. The metabolism of selenium compounds, typically of selenoproteins

Origin of selenometabolism

From seleno- + metabolism.

Questions about selenometabolism

What does selenometabolism mean?
Selenometabolism means the metabolism of selenium compounds, typically of selenoproteins.
What part of speech is selenometabolism?
Selenometabolism is a noun.

Words near selenometabolism in the dictionary

  1. selenologists
  2. selenology
  3. selenols
  4. SELENOM
  5. selenomancy
  6. selenometabolism
  7. selenometabolite
  8. selenometabolites
  9. selenometalate
  10. selenometalates
  11. selenometallate

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