tyrosine
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English
Etymology
From Ancient Greek τῡρός (tūrós, “cheese”) + -ine (since first discovered in cheese); surface analysis is approximately tyro- + -ine.
Noun
tyrosine (countable and uncountable, plural tyrosines)
- (biochemistry) A nonessential amino acid 2-amino-3-(4-hydroxyphenyl)propanoic acid found in most animal proteins, especially casein
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nonessential amino acid
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French
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Noun
tyrosine f (plural tyrosines)
Further reading
- “tyrosine”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé , 2012.