Definitions for cysteine

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cysteine cys·te·ine

Spelling: [sis-tee-een, -in]

IPA: /ˈsɪs tiˌin, -ɪn/

Cysteine is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 13 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 14 points.

You can make 206 anagrams from letters in cysteine (ceeinsty).

Definitions for cysteine

noun

1. a crystalline amino acid, C 3 H 7 O 2 NS, a component of nearly all proteins, obtained by the reduction of cystine. Symbol: C. Abbreviation: Cys;

Origin of cysteine

First recorded in 1880-85; alteration of cystine

Examples for cysteine

Eggs, he says, are a good source of cysteine, an amino acid that helps the liver break down alcohol faster.