Etymology

cysteinyl

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Today it means: Of, pertaining to, or derived from the amino acid cysteine Full definition →

Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē) ← English cysteine
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  1. Englishcysteine
  2. Ancient Greekῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
  3. English todaycysteinyl

From cysteine + -yl.

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