Meanings
nounethionine (countable and uncountable, plural ethionines)
plural ethionines
- countableuncountablebiochemistryA toxic and carcinogenic non-proteinogenic amino acid structurally related to methionine, with an ethyl group in place of the methyl group.
Translations
Bulgarian етионин
- етионин (etionin)Translations
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APA
ethionine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ethionine
MLA
“ethionine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ethionine. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ethionine,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ethionine.
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