leucine

Derived from Ancient Greek λευκός (leukós, “white”) + -ine, equivalent to leuco- +‎ -ine.

• IPA^(key): /ˈluː.siːn/

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• Rhymes: -uːsiːn

leucine (countable and uncountable, plural leucines)

1. (biochemistry) An essential amino acid, C₆H₁₃NO₂, isomeric with isoleucine, found in most animal proteins; it is essential for growth in children.
   • 2015 October 15, “Buffalo Cheese Whey Proteins, Identification of a 24 kDa Protein and Characterization of Their Hydrolysates: In Vitro Gastrointestinal Digestion”, in PLOS ONE‎^[1], →DOI:

     Thus, leucine is already being seen as a pharmaconutrient of great relevance for the supplementary feeding of malnourished and frail elderly and for specific subpopulations.

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leucine f (plural leucines)

1. leucine

• “leucine”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

leucine f

1. plural of leucina

• enuclei