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tyrosine |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: present in small amount in the pancreas and spleen, and formed in large quantity from the decomposition of proteid matter by various means -- as by pancreatic digestion, by putrefaction as of cheese, by the action of boiling acids, etc Chemically, it consists of oxyphenol and amidopropionic acid, and by decomposition yields oxybenzoic acid, or some other benzol derivative. [Written also {tyrosine}.] From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: tyrosine n : an amino acid found in most proteins; a precursor of several hormones
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