Meanings
nounselenomethionine (countable and uncountable, plural selenomethionines)
plural selenomethionines
- countableuncountablebiochemistryAn amino acid related to methionine by the replacement of its sulfur atom by one of selenium
Origin
- Proto-Hellenic*selasnā
- Ancient Greekσελήνη (selḗnē)
- Ancient GreekΣελήνη (Selḗnē)
- Englishseleno-
- Proto-Indo-European*médʰu
- Proto-Hellenic*métʰu
- Ancient Greekμέθυ (méthu)
- Proto-Indo-European*swel-der.?
- Ancient Greekῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
- GermanMethy
- Englishmethyl
- Proto-Indo-European*dʰewh₂-der.?
- Ancient Greekθέειον (théeion)
- Ancient Greekθεῖον (theîon)
- Englishthio-
- Englishmethionine
- Englishselenomethionine
From seleno- + methionine.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian селенометионин
- селенометионин (selenometionin)Translations
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APA
selenomethionine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/selenomethionine
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“selenomethionine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/selenomethionine. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
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