polyglutamine

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adjective

Involving more than one glutamine; (medicine) applied to a class of trinucleotide repeat disorder.

OriginEnglish glutamine ← Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s) ← Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús →
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Meanings

adjectivepolyglutamine (not comparable)
  1. not comparableInvolving more than one glutamine; (medicine) applied to a class of trinucleotide repeat disorder.
nounpolyglutamine (plural polyglutamines)

plural polyglutamines

  1. A polymer of glutamine

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*pleh₁-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*polh₁ús
  3. Ancient Greekπολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)
  4. Englishpoly-
  5. Englishglutamine
  6. Englishpolyglutamine

From poly- + glutamine.

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APA

polyglutamine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/polyglutamine

MLA

“polyglutamine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/polyglutamine. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “polyglutamine,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/polyglutamine.

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