ˈkan ə lˌēn, -_ə̇n noun
( -s )
Etymology: irregular from New Latin Canavalia + English -ine
: a crystalline amino acid NH 2 OCH 2 CH 2 CH(NH 2 )COOH obtained from canavanine by enzymatic hydrolysis
ˈkan ə lˌēn, -_ə̇n noun
( -s )
Etymology: irregular from New Latin Canavalia + English -ine
: a crystalline amino acid NH 2 OCH 2 CH 2 CH(NH 2 )COOH obtained from canavanine by enzymatic hydrolysis
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012