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deoxyhypusine

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
de-oxy-hy-pu-sine
IPA
32
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
5
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The amino acid N6-(4-aminobutyl)-L-lysine

Uncountable

Etymology

From deoxy- + hypusine.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Derived Forms

deoxyhypusinate deoxyhypusination

Phrases

deoxyhypusine monooxygenase

Questions

What does deoxyhypusine mean?
The amino acid N6-(4-aminobutyl)-L-lysine
Where does deoxyhypusine come from?
From deoxy- + hypusine.

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