arginine

ar·gi·nine

 (är′jə-nēn′)

n.

An amino acid, C₆H₁₄N₄O₂, obtained from the hydrolysis or digestion of plant and animal protein.

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[German Arginin, possibly from Greek arginoeis, bright; see arg- in Indo-European roots.]

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arginine

(ˈɑːdʒɪˌnaɪn)

n

(Biochemistry) an essential amino acid of plant and animal proteins, necessary for nutrition and for the production of excretory urea

[C19: from German Arginin, of uncertain origin]

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ar•gi•nine

(ˈɑr dʒəˌnin, -ˌnaɪn, -nɪn)

n.

an essential amino acid, C₆H₁₄N₄O₂: the free amino acid increases insulin secretion. Abbr.: Arg; Symbol: R

[1885–90; < German Arginin]

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ar·gi·nine

(är′jə-nēn′)

An essential amino acid. See more at amino acid.

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Thesaurus

Noun

1.

arginine - a bitter tasting amino acid found in proteins and necessary for nutrition; its absence from the diet leads to a reduced production of spermatozoa essential amino acid - an amino acid that is required by animals but that they cannot synthesize; must be supplied in the diet

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Translations

Arginin

αργινίνη

arginine

n arginina

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