Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun tyrosine

1 sense of tyrosine

Sense 1
tyrosine -- (an amino acid found in most proteins; a precursor of several hormones)
       => amino acid, aminoalkanoic acid -- (organic compounds containing an amino group and a carboxylic acid group; "proteins are composed of various proportions of about 20 common amino acids")