| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | ty·ro·sine |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  t  r -s n |
| NOUN: | A white crystalline amino acid, C9H11NO3, that is obtained from the hydrolysis of proteins such as casein and is a precursor of epinephrine, thyroxine, and melanin. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Greek t ros, cheese; see teu- in Appendix I + –ine2.
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