HyperDic: methionine

English > 1 sense of the word methionine:
NOUNsubstancemethioninea crystalline amino acid containing sulfur
English > methionine: 1 sense > noun 1, substance
MeaningA crystalline amino acid containing sulfur; found in most proteins and essential for nutrition.
Broaderessential amino acidAn amino acid that is required by animals but that they cannot synthesize
Spanishmetionina
Catalanmetionina

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