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nounAn amino acid, 2-(carbamimidoyl-methyl- amino)acetic acid, which naturally occurs in vertebrates and helps to supply energy to muscle and nerve cells.
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nounan amino acid that does not occur in proteins but is found in the muscle tissue of vertebrates both in the free form and as phosphocreatine; supplies energy for muscle contraction
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Origin
- Ancient Greekκρέας“meat”
- Englishcreatine
From Ancient Greek κρέας (kréas, “meat”) (genitive κρέατος (kréatos)) + -ine. Not related to create.
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Bulgarian креати́н
- креати́н (kreatín)an amino acid
Catalan creatina
- creatinaan amino acid
Chinese Mandarin 肌酸
- 肌酸 (jīsuān)an amino acid
Czech kreatin
- kreatinan amino acid
Danish kreatin
- kreatinan amino acid
Dutch creatine
- creatinean amino acid
Esperanto kreatino
- kreatinoan amino acid
Finnish kreatiini
- kreatiinian amino acid
French créatine
- créatinean amino acid
German Kreatin
- Kreatinan amino acid
Greek κρεατίνη
- κρεατίνη (kreatíni)an amino acid
Indonesian kreatin
- kreatinan amino acid
Italian creatina
- creatinaan amino acid
Japanese クレアチン
- クレアチン (kureachin)an amino acid
Polish kreatyna
- kreatynaan amino acid
Portuguese creatina
- creatinaan amino acid
Romanian creatină
- creatinăan amino acid
Russian креатин
- креатин (kreatin)an amino acid
Spanish creatina
- creatinaan amino acid
Turkish kreatin
- kreatinan amino acid
Ukrainian креатин
- креатин (kreatyn)an amino acid
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creatine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/creatine
“creatine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/creatine. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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