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cartinine

cartinine is the misspelling of carnitine.

Meaning of carnitine

Noun

carnitine (countable and uncountable, plural carnitines)

  1. A betaine, 3-hydroxy-4-trimethylammonio-butanoate, that is found in the liver and has a function in fatty acid transport.
    • Although often called an amino acid because of its chemical makeup, L-carnitine is actually a vitaminlike nutrient, related in structure to the B vitamins. L-carnitine is the biologically active form of carnitine.2007, Shari Lieberman, Nancy Pauling Bruning, The Real Vitamin and Mineral Book, 4th edition, unnumbered page
    Synonyms:
    CAR

Questions about cartinine

What is cartinine the misspelling of?
Cartinine is the misspelling of carnitine.

Words near cartinine in the dictionary

  1. cartilogenesis
  2. carting
  3. carting away
  4. carting off
  5. cartings
  6. cartinine
  7. cartist
  8. cartists
  9. Cartland
  10. Cartledge
  11. Cartledges

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