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What Tryptophan Is Said To Induce Crossword Clue

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noun

• a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended

• a torpid state resembling deep sleep

• a period of time spent sleeping

• euphemisms for death (based on an analogy between lying in a bed and in a tomb)

verb

• be asleep

• be able to accommodate for sleeping

32%9 Lysine or tryptophan
noun

• organic compounds containing an amino group and a carboxylic acid group

27%7 Plays a role in the conversion of tryptophan to niacin
noun

• a B vitamin that is essential for metabolism of amino acids and starch

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