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carcinine

carcinine noun: the carnosine derivative 3-amino-N-[2-(1H-imidazol-5-yl)ethyl]propanamide sometimes used as a dietary supplement.

Noun

carcinine (uncountable)

  1. The carnosine derivative 3-amino-N-[2-(1H-imidazol-5-yl)ethyl]propanamide sometimes used as a dietary supplement

Questions about carcinine

What does carcinine mean?
Carcinine means the carnosine derivative 3-amino-N-[2-(1H-imidazol-5-yl)ethyl]propanamide sometimes used as a dietary supplement.
What part of speech is carcinine?
Carcinine is a noun.

Words near carcinine in the dictionary

  1. carcin-
  2. carcineretid
  3. carcineretids
  4. carcinid
  5. carcinids
  6. carcinine
  7. carcinisation
  8. carcinise
  9. carcinization
  10. carcinize
  11. carcinized

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