canavanine
noun
ca·na·van·ine
| \ ˌkan-ə-ˈvan-ˌēn
, -ˈvän-; kə-ˈnav-ə-ˌnēn
\
, -ˈvän-; kə-ˈnav-ə-ˌnēn
\
Medical Definition of canavanine
: an amino acid C5H12O3N4 occurring especially in the jack bean that is an inhibitor of protein synthesis