Hypernyms for "aminoalkanoic acid"
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alanine
asparagine
aspartic acid
canavanine
citrulline
creatin
creatine
cysteine
cystine
dihydroxyphenylalanine
dopa
essential amino acid
GABA
gamma aminobutyric acid
glutamic acid
glutamine
glutaminic acid
glycine
hydroxyproline
iodoamino acid
ornithine
proline
sarcosine
serine
thyronine
tyramine
tyrosine
What are hypernyms?
Hypernyms are words with a broader meaning that includes the meaning of the original word. For example, "animal" is a hypernym of "dog" because a dog is a type of animal.
Think of hypernyms as "umbrella terms" or categories that include the original word.