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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
tyrosine /ˈtʌɪrəsiːn/

▶noun Biochemistry an amino acid found in most proteins and important in the synthesis of some hormones.

– origin C19: formed irregularly from Gk turos ‘cheese’ + -ine4.

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