Meanings
nounhydroxyproline (countable and uncountable, plural hydroxyprolines)
plural hydroxyprolines
- countableuncountablebiochemistryA hydroxy derivative of the amino acid proline found in the structural proteins of connective tissue
Origin
Translations
Bulgarian хидроксипролин
- хидроксипролин (hidroksiprolin)Translations
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hydroxyproline. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hydroxyproline
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“hydroxyproline.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hydroxyproline. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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