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tyrosine

tyrosine noun: a nonessential amino acid 2-amino-3-(4-hydroxyphenyl)propanoic acid found in most animal proteins, especially casein.

Noun

tyrosine (countable and uncountable, plural tyrosines)

  1. A nonessential amino acid 2-amino-3-(4-hydroxyphenyl)propanoic acid found in most animal proteins, especially casein
    Synonyms:
    Tyr

tyrosine meaning in Tamil

tyrosine in Tamil

டைரோசின், தைரோசீன்

Synonyms of tyrosine

Forms of tyrosine

pluraltyrosines

Origin of tyrosine

From Ancient Greek τῡρός (tūrós, “cheese”) + -ine (since first discovered in cheese); surface analysis is approximately tyro- + -ine.

Words formed from tyrosine

Questions about tyrosine

What does tyrosine mean?
Tyrosine means a nonessential amino acid 2-amino-3-(4-hydroxyphenyl)propanoic acid found in most animal proteins, especially casein.
What is tyrosine in Tamil?
Tyrosine in Tamil is டைரோசின், தைரோசீன். See Tyrosine meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is tyrosine?
Tyrosine is a noun.
What is the plural of tyrosine?
The plural of tyrosine is tyrosines.

Words near tyrosine in the dictionary

  1. tyrosinate
  2. tyrosinated
  3. tyrosinates
  4. tyrosination
  5. tyrosinations
  6. tyrosine
  7. tyrosinemia
  8. tyrosinemias
  9. tyrosinemic
  10. tyrosines
  11. tyrosinosis

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