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valine

/ˈveɪliːn/

valine noun: an essential amino acid 2-amino-3-methylbutanoic acid found in most animal proteins.

valine: an essential amino acid 2-amino-3-methylbutanoic acid found in most animal proteins
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Noun

valine (countable and uncountable, plural valines)

  1. An essential amino acid 2-amino-3-methylbutanoic acid found in most animal proteins.
    Synonyms:
    Val

valine meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Nepali

valine in Hindi

essential amino acid C5H11NO2
मिषि miṣi

valine in Tamil

வேலின் அமினோ அமிலம், வேலின்

valine in Marathi

essential amino acid C5H11NO2
मिषि miṣi

valine in Nepali

essential amino acid C5H11NO2
मिषि miṣi

Synonyms of valine

Forms of valine

pluralvalines

Origin of valine

From valerian + -ine.

Words formed from valine

Questions about valine

What does valine mean?
Valine means an essential amino acid 2-amino-3-methylbutanoic acid found in most animal proteins.
What is valine in Hindi?
Valine in Hindi is मिषि (miṣi). See Valine meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is valine?
Valine is a noun.
How do you pronounce valine?
Valine is pronounced /ˈveɪliːn/.
What is the plural of valine?
The plural of valine is valines.

Words near valine in the dictionary

  1. valinamide
  2. valinamides
  3. valinch
  4. valinches
  5. Valinda
  6. valine
  7. valinemia
  8. valines
  9. valinomycin
  10. Valiquette
  11. Valiquettes

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: valine (page history and authors); valine (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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