[ 'prəʊli:n ]
■ noun Biochemistry an amino acid which is a constituent of most proteins, especially collagen.
Origin
early 20th cent.: contr. of the chemical name p(yr)rol(id)ine -2-carboxylic acid.
[ 'prəʊli:n ]
■ noun Biochemistry an amino acid which is a constituent of most proteins, especially collagen.
Origin
early 20th cent.: contr. of the chemical name p(yr)rol(id)ine -2-carboxylic acid.
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004