English Explanatory Dictionary

histidine

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An essential amino acid C₆H₉N₃O₂ found in most animal proteins; essential for tissue growth and repair.

Word forms

histidine histidines histidin

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- Ancient Greek ῐ̔στός (hĭstós)bor. English histo- English -idine English histidine From histo- + -idine.

Derived words

decahistidine dodecahistidine hexahistidine histamine histidinase histidinate histidinemia histidinium histidinuria histidyl mercaptohistidine methylhistidine octahistidine oligohistidine pentahistidine phosphohistidine polyhistidine
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