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nonessential amino acid

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Those of the naturally occurring amino acids that the human body can synthesize for itself, and so need not be provided by dietary protein.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: biochemistry, biology, chemistry, microbiology, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

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  • Bulgarian: заменима аминокиселина (zamenima aminokiselina) — amino acid that the human body can synthesize
  • Chinese Mandarin: 非必需氨基酸 (fēibìxū ānjīsuān) — amino acid that the human body can synthesize
  • Finnish: ei-välttämätön aminohappo — amino acid that the human body can synthesize
  • Galician: aminoácido non esencial — amino acid that the human body can synthesize
  • German: nichtessentielle Aminosäure — amino acid that the human body can synthesize
  • Russian: замени́мая аминокислота́ (zamenímaja aminokislotá) — amino acid that the human body can synthesize