hawkinsin

English

Etymology

From Hawkins +‎ -in, after the Hawkins family in which the disease was discovered.

Noun

hawkinsin (uncountable)

  1. (biochemistry) An amino acid, found in elevated concentrations in the urine in cases of hawkinsinuria.
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