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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
threonine /ˈθriːəniːn/

▶noun Biochemistry a hydrophilic amino acid which is a constituent of most proteins and is an essential nutrient in the diet of vertebrates.

– origin 1930s: from threose (the name of a sugar) + -ine4.

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