lypressin
noun
ly·pres·sin
ˌlī-ˈpres-ᵊn
: a vasopressin in which the eighth amino acid residue in its polypeptide chain is a lysine residue (as in pigs) rather than an arginine residue (as in most mammals including humans) and which is used especially as a nasal spray in the control of diabetes mellitus
called also lysine vasopressin
compare arginine vasopressinLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
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