creatine

[ kree-uh-teen, -tin ]

/ ˈkri əˌtin, -tɪn /

noun Biochemistry.

an amino acid, C4H9N3O2, that is a constituent of the muscles of vertebrates and is phosphorylated to store energy used for muscular contraction.

Origin of creatine

1830–40; creat- (<Greek kreat-, stem of kréas) flesh + -ine²

Words nearby creatine

crease-resistant, creasy, create, create a scene, creatinase, creatine, creatine kinase, creatinemia, creatine phosphate, creatininase, creatinine

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Example sentences from the Web for creatine

Creatine and creatinine also seem to lessen in amount, but of the extent of this change I am not as yet fully informed.
Fat and Blood|S. Weir Mitchell
In vertebrates, the basis for the phosphoric acid is creatine, whereas invertebrates have arginine instead.
Smithsonian Institution - United States National Museum - Bulletin 240|Anonymous

British Dictionary definitions for creatine

creatine

creatin (ˈkriːətɪn)

/ (ˈkriːəˌtiːn, -tɪn) /

noun

an important metabolite involved in many biochemical reactions and present in many types of living cells

Word Origin for creatine

C19: creat- from Greek kreas flesh + -ine ²

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Medical definitions for creatine

creatine

[ krē′ə-tēn′, -tĭn ]

n.

A nitrogenous organic acid that is found in the muscle tissue of vertebrates mainly in the form of phosphocreatine and supplies energy for muscle contraction.

Scientific definitions for creatine

creatine

[ krē′ə-tēn′, -tĭn ]

A nitrogenous organic acid that is found in the muscle tissue of vertebrates, mainly combined with phosphorus, and that supplies energy for muscle contraction. Chemical formula: C4H9N3O2.

单词	creatine
释义	creatine [ kree-uh-teen, -tin ] / ˈkri əˌtin, -tɪn / noun Biochemistry. an amino acid, C4H9N3O2, that is a constituent of the muscles of vertebrates and is phosphorylated to store energy used for muscular contraction. Origin of creatine 1830–40; creat- (<Greek kreat-, stem of kréas) flesh + -ine² Words nearby creatine crease-resistant, creasy, create, create a scene, creatinase, creatine, creatine kinase, creatinemia, creatine phosphate, creatininase, creatinine Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for creatine Creatine and creatinine also seem to lessen in amount, but of the extent of this change I am not as yet fully informed. Fat and Blood\|S. Weir Mitchell In vertebrates, the basis for the phosphoric acid is creatine, whereas invertebrates have arginine instead. Smithsonian Institution - United States National Museum - Bulletin 240\|Anonymous British Dictionary definitions for creatine creatine creatin (ˈkriːətɪn) / (ˈkriːəˌtiːn, -tɪn) / noun an important metabolite involved in many biochemical reactions and present in many types of living cells Word Origin for creatine C19: creat- from Greek kreas flesh + -ine ² Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for creatine creatine [ krē′ə-tēn′, -tĭn ] n. A nitrogenous organic acid that is found in the muscle tissue of vertebrates mainly in the form of phosphocreatine and supplies energy for muscle contraction. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. Scientific definitions for creatine creatine [ krē′ə-tēn′, -tĭn ] A nitrogenous organic acid that is found in the muscle tissue of vertebrates, mainly combined with phosphorus, and that supplies energy for muscle contraction. Chemical formula: C4H9N3O2. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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