1. organic compounds containing an amino group and a carboxylic acid group; - Example: "proteins are composed of various proportions of about 20 common amino acids" [syn: amino acid, aminoalkanoic acid]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
aminoalkanoic acid
n 1: organic compounds containing an amino group and a
carboxylic acid group; "proteins are composed of various
proportions of about 20 common amino acids" [syn: amino
acid, aminoalkanoic acid]