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Cystine

Cystine Meaning & Definition
Cystine Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Cystine?

[n] a crystalline amino acid found in proteins (especially keratin); discovered in bladder stones

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See Also | amino acid | aminoalkanoic acid

Cystine In Webster's Dictionary

\Cyst"ine\ (s?s"t?n; 104), n. [See {Cyst}.] (Physiol. Chem.) A white crystalline substance, {C3H7NSO2}, containing sulphur, occuring as a constituent of certain rare urinary calculi, and occasionally found as a sediment in urine.

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