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tyrosine

ty·ro·sine

fairly common

noun

1.

an amino acid found in most proteins; a precursor of several hormones

Origin

From Ancient Greek τῡρός (tūrós, “cheese”) + -ine (since first discovered in cheese); surface analysis is approximately tyro- + -ine.

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