Associations to the word «Cystine»

Wiktionary

CYSTINE, noun. (chemistry) a nonessential amino acid formed by the oxidation of cysteine; it contains two cycteine residues linked by a disulfide bond

Dictionary definition

CYSTINE, noun. A crystalline amino acid found in proteins (especially keratin); discovered in bladder stones.

Wise words

It is better wither to be silent, or to say things of more value than silence. Sooner throw a pearl at hazard than an idle or useless word; and do not say a little in many words, but a great deal in a few.
Pythagoras