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valine definition

val·ine (val′ēn, -in; vā′lēn, -lin)

noun

a white, crystalline, essential amino acid, (CH)CHCH(NH)COOH, found in small quantities in many proteins

Etymology: < (iso)val(eric acid) + -ine

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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