ISOLEUCINE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

An essential amino acid found in proteins; isomeric with leucine

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Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("isoleucine" is a kind of...):

essential amino acid (an amino acid that is required by animals but that they cannot synthesize; must be supplied in the diet)

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