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trytophan

trytophan is the misspelling of tryptophan.

Meaning of tryptophan

Noun

tryptophan (countable and uncountable, plural tryptophans)

  1. An essential amino acid with an indole side chain; present in many foods, especially chocolate, oats, banana and milk; it is essential for normal growth and development and is the precursor of serotonin and niacin; any specific form of this compound, or any derivative of it.
    • The quickest way to raise serotonin levels again is to send more tryptophan into the brain, because serotonin is made from tryptophan.1999, Matt Ridley, Genome, Harper Perennial, published 2004, page 169

Questions about trytophan

What is trytophan the misspelling of?
Trytophan is the misspelling of tryptophan.

Words near trytophan in the dictionary

  1. trysts
  2. Trysull
  3. Trysull and Seisdon
  4. tryte
  5. trytes
  6. trytophan
  7. trywork
  8. tryworks
  9. tryzub
  10. tryzubs
  11. Trzaskowski

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