Enter a clue or pattern or both:

The Clue

Protein building block (5 letter answer)

The Answer

AMINO

Tags


Notes

The answer AMINO is seen frequently, appearing about once every 110 puzzles.

Related Clues

An acid
___ acid
___ acids
Acid type
Certain acid
Essential ___ acid
Essential acid
Kind of acid
Kind of alcohol
Protein acid
Type of acid
Another kind of acid
Kind of acid or resin
Kind of group, in chemistry
Monomer of proteins, informally
Popular puzzle acid
Protein-related acid

Definition

AMINO as a noun:

1. (amino, amino group) = the radical -NH2

AMINO as an adjective:

1. (amino, aminic) = pertaining to or containing any of a group of organic compounds of nitrogen derived from ammonia