The best way to defrost pork is in the refrigerator in its wrapping. Follow these guidelines for defrosting pork in the refrigerator: 1  Small roast will take 3-5 hours per pound. 2  Large roast will take 4-7 hours per pound. 3  One-inch thick chop will take 12-14 hours. 4  Ground pork needs to be estimated by package thickness.
cyte: A suffix denoting a cell. Derived from the Greek kytos meaning hollow, as a cell or container. From the same root come the prefix cyto- and the combining form -cyto which similarly denote a cell.
home / medterms medical dictionary a-z list / cystine definition Medical Definition of Cystine Cystine: An amino acid that is particularly notable because it is the least soluble of all of the naturally occurring amino acids and because it precipitates out of solution in the genetic disease cystinuria to form stones in the urinary tract. Cystine is the chief sulfur-containing compound in protein. Cystine is generated by the union of two cysteine molecules and so is sometimes called dicysteine. It is abbreviated Cys-Cys.