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selenomethionine

selenomethionine noun: an amino acid related to methionine by the replacement of its sulfur atom by one of selenium.

Noun

selenomethionine (countable and uncountable, plural selenomethionines)

  1. An amino acid related to methionine by the replacement of its sulfur atom by one of selenium

Forms of selenomethionine

pluralselenomethionines

Origin of selenomethionine

From seleno- + methionine.

Words formed from selenomethionine

Questions about selenomethionine

What does selenomethionine mean?
Selenomethionine means an amino acid related to methionine by the replacement of its sulfur atom by one of selenium.
What part of speech is selenomethionine?
Selenomethionine is a noun.
What is the plural of selenomethionine?
The plural of selenomethionine is selenomethionines.

Words near selenomethionine in the dictionary

  1. selenometabolites
  2. selenometalate
  3. selenometalates
  4. selenometallate
  5. selenometallates
  6. selenomethionine
  7. selenomethionines
  8. selenomethionyl
  9. selenomethionyls
  10. selenomolybdoenzyme
  11. selenomolybdoenzymes

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