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arginine

[ahr-juh-neen, -nahyn, -nin]
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noun Biochemistry.

an essential amino acid, C6H14N4O2: the free amino acid increases insulin secretion and is converted to urea in the liver by arginase. Abbreviation: Arg; Symbol: R

Nearby words

  1. argillaceous,
  2. argilliferous,
  3. argillite,
  4. argillitic,
  5. arginase,
  6. argininosuccinic acid,
  7. argininosuccinicaciduria,
  8. argive,
  9. argle,
  10. argle-bargle

Origin of arginine

First recorded in 1885–90, arginine is from the German word Arginin, a name unexplained by its originators
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British Dictionary definitions for arginine

arginine

noun

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

Word Origin for arginine

C19: from German Arginin, of uncertain origin
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Medicine definitions for arginine

arginine

[är′jə-nēn′]

n.

An amino acid obtained from the hydrolysis or digestion of plant and animal protein.
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Science definitions for arginine

arginine

[är′jə-nēn′]

An amino acid that is essential for children but not for adults. Chemical formula: C6H14N4O2.
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