Aminoalkanoic Acid (Noun)

Meaning

Organic compounds containing an amino group and a carboxylic acid group; "proteins are composed of various proportions of about 20 common amino acids".

Classification

Nouns denoting substances.

Synonyms

• Amino Acid

Hypernyms

• Organic Compound

Hyponyms

• Glutamic Acid
• Tyrosine
• Tyramine
• Ornithine
• Canavanine
• Thyronine
• Glutamine
• Iodoamino Acid
• Cysteine
• Serine
• Alanine
• Gamma Aminobutyric Acid
• Creatine
• Citrulline
• Glycine
• Sarcosine
• Proline
• Cystine
• Essential Amino Acid
• Dopa
• Asparagine
• Aspartic Acid
• Hydroxyproline