hawkinsin

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English[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

Hawkins +‎ -in, after the Hawkins family in which the disease was discovered.

Noun[edit]

hawkinsin (uncountable)

  1. (biochemistry) An amino acid, found in elevated concentrations in the urine in cases of hawkinsinuria.