tyrosine

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek τῡρός (tūrós, cheese) +‎ -ine; surface analysis is nearly, although not quite, tyro- +‎ -ine (i.e., semantically valid although morphologically amiss; tyro- itself is derived from Ancient Greek τῡρός (tūrós, cheese)).

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tyrosine (countable and uncountable, plural tyrosines)

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

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Noun

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tyrosine f (plural tyrosines)

  1. tyrosine

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