HYDROXYPROLINE

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A crystalline amino acid obtained from gelatin or collagen

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Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("hydroxyproline" is a kind of...):

amino acid; aminoalkanoic acid (organic compounds containing an amino group and a carboxylic acid group)

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