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tetraglycine

tetraglycine noun: the oligopeptide composed of four glycine monomers.

Noun

tetraglycine (uncountable)

  1. The oligopeptide composed of four glycine monomers

Origin of tetraglycine

From tetra- + glycine.

Questions about tetraglycine

What does tetraglycine mean?
Tetraglycine means the oligopeptide composed of four glycine monomers.
What part of speech is tetraglycine?
Tetraglycine is a noun.

Words near tetraglycine in the dictionary

  1. tetragenous
  2. tetraglot
  3. tetraglottic
  4. tetraglutamate
  5. tetraglutamates
  6. tetraglycine
  7. tetraglycosylated
  8. tetraglycosylceramide
  9. tetraglycosylceramides
  10. tetraglyme
  11. tetragnathid

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