dilysine

D2I1L1Y4S1I1N1E1

noun

The dipeptide composed of two lysine moieties

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Meanings

noundilysine (countable and uncountable, plural dilysines)

plural dilysines

  1. uncountablebiochemistryThe dipeptide composed of two lysine moieties
  2. countablebiochemistryThe motif in proteins composed of this dipeptide

Origin

From di- + lysine.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

insidelylysidinedisilyne
Cite this entry
APA

dilysine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dilysine

MLA

“dilysine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dilysine. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dilysine,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dilysine.

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