amino acid
US/əˈminoʊ ˈæsɪd/
amino acid noun: any organic compound containing both an amino and a carboxylic acid functional group.
Noun
amino acid (plural amino acids)
- Any organic compound containing both an amino and a carboxylic acid functional group.
- Any of the twenty naturally occurring α-amino acids (having the amino, and carboxylic acid groups on the same carbon atom), and a variety of side chains, that combine, via peptide bonds, to form proteins.
amino acid meaning in Tamil, Arabic and Indonesian
amino acid in Tamil
- அமினோ அமிலம், அமினோவமிலம்
amino acid in Arabic
- any organic compound containing amino and carboxylic acid
- حمض أميني ḥimḍ amīni
amino acid in Indonesian
- any organic compound containing amino and carboxylic acid
- asam amino
Forms of amino acid
| plural | amino acids |
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Origin of amino acid
See amine and acid. Likely a calque of German Aminosäure, which is attested earlier.
Words formed from amino acid
- alpha-amino acid
- aminoacidemia
- aminoacidopathy
- aminoaciduria
- beta-amino acid
- bisamino acid
- casamino acid
- deduced amino acid sequence
- essential amino acid
- glyco-amino-acid
- glycosyl-amino-acid
- hyperaminoacidemia
- hypoaminoacidemia
- lipoamino acid
- non-essential amino acid
- nonessential amino acid
- selenoamino acid
- β-amino acid
Questions about amino acid
- What does amino acid mean?
- Amino acid means any organic compound containing both an amino and a carboxylic acid functional group.
- What is amino acid in Tamil?
- Amino acid in Tamil is அமினோ அமிலம், அமினோவமிலம். See Amino acid meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is amino acid?
- Amino acid is a noun.
- How do you pronounce amino acid?
- Amino acid is pronounced /əˈminoʊ ˈæsɪd/ (US).
- What is the plural of amino acid?
- The plural of amino acid is amino acids.
Words near amino acid in the dictionary
Source and license
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