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Definition of: tyrosine
(tī′rə·sēn, -sin, tir′ə-) noun Biochem.
A white crystalline amino acid, C9H11O3N, formed by the hydrolysis of many plant and animal proteins [<Gk, tyros cheese + -INE2]
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