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THYRONINE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does thyronine mean?
• THYRONINE (noun)
The noun THYRONINE has 1 sense:
1. a phenolic amino acid of which thyroxine is a derivative
Familiarity information: THYRONINE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A phenolic amino acid of which thyroxine is a derivative
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Hypernyms ("thyronine" is a kind of...):
amino acid; aminoalkanoic acid (organic compounds containing an amino group and a carboxylic acid group)
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