cysteine
(noun) an amino acid containing sulfur that is found in most proteins; oxidizes on exposure to air to form cystine
Source: WordNet® 3.1
An alteration of cystine.
cysteine (countable and uncountable, plural cysteines)
(amino acid) A sulphur-containing nonessential amino acid C3H7NO2S found in most animal proteins; it readily oxidizes to cystine.
When used as the name of a substance, this noun is uncountable, but when used as the name of individual molecules, it is countable.
• E910 when used as a food additive
• E920 when used as an improving agent
• Cys when viewed as a monomer in proteins
Source: Wiktionary
7 May 2025
(noun) a person who is employed to deliver messages or documents; “he sent a runner over with the contract”
Coffee starts as a yellow berry, changes into a red berry, and then is picked by hand to harvest. The red berry is de-shelled through a water soaking process and what’s left inside is the green coffee bean. This bean then dries in the sun for 3-5 days, where it is then packed and ready for sale.
