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proline definition

pro·line (prō′lēn′, -lin)

noun

a nonessential amino acid, CHN COOH, formed by the decomposition of proteins

Etymology: Ger prolin, contr. < pyrrolidin < pyrrol, pyrrole + -id, -ide + -in, -ine

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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