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arginine definition

ar·gi·nine (-nēn′, -nin, -nīn′)

noun

a nonessential amino acid, NHC(NH)NH(CH)CH(NH)COOH, considered essential during periods of rapid growth

Etymology: Ger arginin < ? Gr arginoeis, white, gleaming (its first discovered salts were silvery) + -in, -ine

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