TYROSINE


Meaning of TYROSINE in English

[ 'tʌɪrəsi:n ]

■ noun Biochemistry an amino acid found in most proteins and important in the synthesis of some hormones.

Origin

C19: formed irregularly from Gk turos 'cheese' + -ine 4 .

Concise Oxford English vocab.      Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка.