Can you name the amino acids given the origins of their names?

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  • Enter an amino acid in the box below
  • Correctly named amino acids will show up below
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  • * Not strictly an amino acid, but often considered to be one in the literature. Where the reason for a name is not known, no explanatory side note is given.
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Origin of nameAmino acidFurther etymology
Greek for 'bladder'
Greek for 'white'
Latin for 'silk'
Greek for 'flesh'
Greek for 'sweet'
Greek for 'red'
Greek for 'loosening, dissolution'
*Latin for 'bull'
Greek for 'cheese'
Latin for 'watermelon'
Greek words for 'rubbing' and 'to appear'
Greek for 'bird'
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Etymology series: amino acids Quiz

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  • Created Apr 15, 2011 in Science
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