(biochemistry) An intermediate, 2-amino-4-(2-amino-2-carboxy-ethyl) thio-butanoic acid, in the biosynthesis of cysteine.

(biochemistry) Any of a group of polypeptides that are cysteine protease inhibitors

plural of cysteamine

(biochemistry) The simplest stable aminothiol, a degradation product of the amino acid cysteine, used to treat cystine excretion disorders and radiation sickness.

(organic chemistry) The disulfide 2,2'-dithiobis(ethylamine)

phosphocysteamine

The larva of an acanthocephalan

plural of cystallin

(biochemistry) A heat shock protein in the lens of the eye

(pathology) An ovarian adenofibroma