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From Hawkins + -in, after the Hawkins family in which the disease was discovered.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: An amino acid, found in elevated concentrations in the urine in cases of hawkinsinuria. Full definition →
From Hawkins + -in, after the Hawkins family in which the disease was discovered.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.