Lysine Definition

līsēn, -sĭn
noun
An essential amino acid, NH2(CH2)4CH(NH2)COOH, obtained synthetically or by the hydrolysis of certain proteins in digestion.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Lysine

Noun

Singular:
lysine
Plural:
lysines

Origin of Lysine

  • From lysis in reference to its tendency to participate in catalysis.

    From Wiktionary

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