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Meaning of selenocysteine | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2

Definitions

A naturally-occurring amino acid, present in several enzymes, whose structure is that of cysteine but with the sulfur atom replaced by one of selenium

countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Deutsch Selenocystein
Français sélénocystéine
Polski selenocysteina

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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See also

selenocystine selenodesy selenodiglutathione selenodisulfide selenodont selenodonty

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