cystine

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Noun

HYPHEN

cys=tine

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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun cystine has 1 sense

cystine(n = noun.substance) - a crystalline amino acid found in proteins (especially keratin); discovered in bladder stones;

CIDE DICTIONARY

cystine, n. [See Cyst.].

A white crystalline substance, C3H7NSO2, containing sulphur, occuring as a constituent of certain rare urinary calculi, and occasionally found as a sediment in urine. [1913 Webster]