To speed the healing of a wound, whether in battle or in an operating room, the human body needs one particular chemical, a protein building block called cystine (Science News Letter).
Formula: C6H12N2O4S2Useful english dictionary. 2012.
ho|mo|cys|tine — «HOH muh SIHS teen, tihn», noun. the oxidized, disulfide form of homocysteine. Formula: C8H16N2O4S2 … Useful english dictionary
tine — ab·ro·tine; acon·i·tine; ac·tine; ad·a·man·tine; ag·ma·tine; al·a·cre·a·tine; am·e·thys·tine; an·a·tine; ar·re·tine; as·bes·tine; as·ta·tine; at·tine; bar·bo·tine; bar·ken·tine; bar·quen·tine; bar·y·tine; bikh·a·con·i·tine; bi·son·tine;… … English syllables
cystine — cys·tine … English syllables
cystine — cys•tine [[t]ˈsɪs tin, tɪn[/t]] n. biochem. a crystalline amino acid, C6H12O4N2S2, occurring in most proteins, esp. the keratins • Etymology: 1835–45; < Gkkýst(is)bladder, cyst+ ine II; so called because found in the bladder … From formal English to slang
Cystine — An amino acid, one of the 20 amino acids which serve as the building blocks of protein. Cystine is not an essential amino acid, that is, it is not essential to the diet since the body can synthesize (make) it. Cystine is particularly notable… … Medical dictionary
homocystine — The disulfide resulting from the mild oxidation of homocysteine; an analog of cystine. * * * ho·mo·cys·tine sis .tēn n an amino acid C8H16N2O4S2 formed by oxidation of homocysteine and excreted in the urine in homocystinuria * * * ho·mo·cys·tine… … Medical dictionary
Polycystine — Pol y*cys tine, a. (Zo[ o]l.) Pertaining to the Polycystina. n. One of the Polycystina. [1913 Webster] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
a — acar·a·pis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·na; ac·a·ri·nar·i·um; ac·a·rine; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; ac·a·ri·no·sis; ac·a·ro·ce·cid·i·um; ac·a·roid; ac·a·rol·o·gist; ac·a·rol·o·gy; ac·a·ro·pho·bia; ac·a·rus; acat·a·lep·sy; acat·a·lex·is;… … English syllables
-dac·ty·lous; — ab·i·e·tate; ab·i·e·tene; abio·gen·e·sis; abi·og·e·nist; abra·si·om·e·ter; ab·sorp·ti·om·e·ter; aca·cat·e·chin; ac·ac·e·tin; acad·e·mist; acad·e·my; ac·cel·er·om·e·ter; ac·e·tab·u·lar; ac·e·tab·u·lar·ia; ac·e·tab·u·late; ac·e·tab·u·lif·era;… … English syllables
-dac·ty·ly; — ab·i·e·tate; ab·i·e·tene; abio·gen·e·sis; abi·og·e·nist; abra·si·om·e·ter; ab·sorp·ti·om·e·ter; aca·cat·e·chin; ac·ac·e·tin; acad·e·mist; acad·e·my; ac·cel·er·om·e·ter; ac·e·tab·u·lar; ac·e·tab·u·lar·ia; ac·e·tab·u·late; ac·e·tab·u·lif·era;… … English syllables
