leucine

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈluː.siːn/
Rhymes: -uːsiːn

Noun

leucine (countable and uncountable, plural leucines)

(biochemistry) An essential amino acid, C₆H₁₃NO₂, isomeric with isoleucine, found in most animal proteins; it is essential for growth in children.

Synonyms

Leu

Derived terms

Translations

essential amino acid; C₆H₁₃NO₂

Catalan: leucina f
Chinese:
Mandarin: 亮氨酸 (zh) (liàng'ānsuān)
Czech: leucin m
Danish: leucin
Esperanto: leŭcino
Finnish: leusiini
French: leucine (fr) f
German: Leucin (de) n
Greek: λευκίνη (el) f (lefkíni)
Hungarian: leucin
Ido: leucino (io)
Japanese: ロイシン (roishin)
Persian: لوسین (lusin)
Polish: leucyna (pl) f
Portuguese: leucina f
Romanian: leucină (ro) f
Russian: лейци́н (ru) m (lejcín)
Spanish: leucina (es) f
Swedish: leucin (sv)

French

Noun

leucine f (plural leucines)

leucine

Further reading

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

Italian

Noun

leucine f

plural of leucina

Anagrams

enuclei

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