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hydroxyproline

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Etymology

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From hydroxy +‎ proline.

Noun

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hydroxyproline (countable and uncountable, plural hydroxyprolines)

  1. (biochemistry) A hydroxy derivative of the amino acid proline found in the structural proteins of connective tissue