HOMOCYSTEINE

Etymology

Noun

homocysteine (countable and uncountable, plural homocysteines)

(amino acid) An amino acid which is monitored in the blood to estimate risk of cardiovascular disease.

Usage notes

Not to be confused with homocystine (a different compound whose relationship with homocysteine is analogous to that of cystine with cysteine).

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

13 March 2025

ACCURATE

(adjective) conforming exactly or almost exactly to fact or to a standard or performing with total accuracy; “an accurate reproduction”; “the accounting was accurate”; “accurate measurements”; “an accurate scale”


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Coffee Trivia

There are more than 50 countries that export coffee. They are near the equator, where the climate is conducive to producing coffee beans.

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