Essential-amino-acid Definition

noun

(biochemistry) One of the naturally occurring amino acids that the human body cannot synthesize, and so must be provided by dietary protein.

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Singular:
essential-amino-acid
Plural:
essential-amino-acids

Origin of Essential-amino-acid

  • See essential and amino acid.

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