n.
Pronunciation: ' sis-t ə - ˌ ē n
Function: noun
Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary, from cystine + -ein
Date: 1884
: a crystalline sulfur-containing amino acid C 3 H 7 NO 2 S readily oxidizable to cystine
n.
Pronunciation: ' sis-t ə - ˌ ē n
Function: noun
Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary, from cystine + -ein
Date: 1884
: a crystalline sulfur-containing amino acid C 3 H 7 NO 2 S readily oxidizable to cystine
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012