Creatin

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cre·a·tine (kr

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n) also cre·a·tin (-t

A nitrogenous organic acid, C₄H₉N₃O₂, that is found in the muscle tissue of vertebrates mainly in the form of phosphocreatine and supplies energy for muscle contraction.

[French créatine : from Greek kreas, kreat-, flesh; see kreu- in Indo-European roots.]

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creatin - an amino acid that does not occur in proteins but is found in the muscle tissue of vertebrates both in the free form and as phosphocreatine; supplies energy for muscle contraction

creatine

amino acid, aminoalkanoic acid - organic compounds containing an amino group and a carboxylic acid group; "proteins are composed of various proportions of about 20 common amino acids"

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