ethionine

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Meaning

1. noun A toxic and carcinogenic non-proteinogenic amino acid structurally related to methionine, with an ethyl group in place of the methyl group.

Similar words

dl ethion methyllanthionine homomethionine ethenium methionyl ethionic acid selenomethionine ethanethiol acetylmethionine

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Word family

ethionines