CYSTEINE as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • an amino acid containing sulfur that is found in most proteins
   • oxidizes on exposure to air to form cystine
   Hypernyms(s) cysteine is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • amino acid (what does amino acid mean?)
   • aminoalkanoic acid (what does aminoalkanoic acid mean?)