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glutamine

/ˈɡlutəmiːn/

glutamine noun: a nonessential amino acid C₅H₁₀N₂O₃ found in most animal and plant proteins.

Noun

glutamine (countable and uncountable, plural glutamines)

  1. A nonessential amino acid C₅H₁₀N₂O₃ found in most animal and plant proteins.

glutamine meaning in Persian

glutamine in Persian

nonessential amino acid; C5H10N2O3
گلوتامین gelutâmin

Forms of glutamine

pluralglutamines

Origin of glutamine

From gluta- + -amine.

Words formed from glutamine

Questions about glutamine

What does glutamine mean?
Glutamine means a nonessential amino acid C₅H₁₀N₂O₃ found in most animal and plant proteins.
What is glutamine in Persian?
Glutamine in Persian is گلوتامین (gelutâmin). See Glutamine meaning in Persian.
What part of speech is glutamine?
Glutamine is a noun.
How do you pronounce glutamine?
Glutamine is pronounced /ˈɡlutəmiːn/.
What is the plural of glutamine?
The plural of glutamine is glutamines.

Words near glutamine in the dictionary

  1. glutamic acid
  2. glutamin
  3. glutaminase
  4. glutaminases
  5. glutamination
  6. glutamine
  7. glutaminergic
  8. glutamines
  9. glutaminic
  10. glutaminogenesis
  11. glutaminolysis

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