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alanine

[al-uh-neen, -nin]
noun Biochemistry.
  1. any of several isomers of a colorless, crystalline, water-soluble amino acid, CH3CH(NH2)COOH, found in many proteins and produced synthetically: used chiefly in biochemical research. Abbreviation: Ala; Symbol: A
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Origin of alanine

1860–65; al(dehyde) + -an- (arbitrarily inserted) + -ine2
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British Dictionary definitions for alanine

alanine

noun
  1. a nonessential aliphatic amino acid that occurs in many proteins
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Word Origin

C19: from German Alanin, from al (dehyde) + -an- (euphonic infix) + -in -ine ²
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alanine in Medicine

alanine

(ăl′ə-nēn′)
n.
  1. A crystalline amino acid that is a constituent of many proteins.
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alanine in Science

alanine

[ăl′ə-nēn′]
  1. A nonessential amino acid. Chemical formula: C3H7NO2. See more at amino acid.
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