Etymology series: amino acids

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

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Origin of nameAmino acidFurther etymology
*Latin for 'bull'
Greek for 'red'
Greek for 'bird'
Greek for 'sweet'
Latin for 'watermelon'
Greek for 'loosening, dissolution'
Latin for 'silk'
Greek words for 'rubbing' and 'to appear'
Greek for 'flesh'
Greek for 'white'
Greek for 'bladder'
Greek for 'cheese'
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