buthionine

B3U1T1H4I1O1N1I1N1E1

noun

An amino acid whose sulfoximine is used in chemotherapy

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Meanings

nounbuthionine (uncountable)
  1. uncountablechemistryAn amino acid whose sulfoximine is used in chemotherapy
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