histidine
histidine
Noun
This term is used exclusively within scientific, biochemical, and medical registers. It refers to a specific molecular building block, and as such, it lacks a casual or metaphorical application in everyday speech.
In a chemical context, histidine is treated as a mass noun because it refers to a chemical substance rather than individual, discrete objects. It does not have a plural form in standard scientific usage.
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