arginine meaning

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arginine (noun): a bitter tasting amino acid found in proteins and necessary for nutrition; its absence from the diet leads to a reduced production of spermatozoa.

Definition of arginine

  1. a bitter tasting amino acid found in proteins and necessary for nutrition; its absence from the diet leads to a reduced production of spermatozoa

    Type of: essential amino acid

Scrabble score: 9 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with AR · words ending in NE · 8-letter words

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