leucine
Meaning of leucine
noun
a hydrophobic amino acid which is a constituent of most proteins. It is an essential nutrient in the diet of vertebrates.
early 19th century: coined in French from Greek leukos ‘white’ + -ine4.
Information about leucine
- It is a name.
- The plural form of leucine is: leucines.
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Hyphenation of leucine
leucine
- It consists of 1 syllables and 7 chars.
- leucine is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable
Translation of leucine
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