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Hydroxyproline Moderate

Origin: Greek prefix hydro-

Hydroxyproline has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

a crystalline amino acid obtained from gelatin or collagen

2

A hydroxy derivative of the amino acid proline found in the structural proteins of connective tissue

See Also
iminoglycinuria amino acid proline structural hyperhydroxyprolinemia tissue protein extensin
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
amino acid
Rhyming Words
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