arginine


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
arginine /ˈɑːdʒɪniːn/
noun Biochemistry a basic amino acid which is an essential nutrient in the diet of vertebrates.
– origin C19: from Ger. Arginin, perh. from Gk arginoeis ‘bright-shining, white’.
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