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noun
An essential amino acid 2-amino-3-methylbutanoic acid found in most animal proteins.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: biochemistry, biology, chemistry, microbiology, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
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Antonyms: none provided
noun
an essential amino acid found in proteins; important for growth in children and nitrogen balance in adults
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: essential amino acid
History
Etymology tree English valerian Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ine English valine From valerian + -ine.
Across languages
22 source translations are retained for this English entry.
