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cystine
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[ˈsɪstɪn], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a compound which is an oxidized dimer of cysteine and is the form in which cysteine often occurs in organic tissue
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Origin
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mid 19th century: from Greek kustis ‘bladder’(because it was first isolated from urinary calculi) + -ine
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