creatinine

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UK/kɹiːˈæ.təˌniːn/US/kɹiˈæ.təˌnin/

noun

A heterocyclic amine, 2-amino-1-methyl-5H-imidazol-4-one, formed by the metabolism of creatine.

OriginAncient Greek κρέας →
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Meanings

nouncreatinine (countable and uncountable, plural creatinines)

plural creatinines

  1. countableuncountablebiochemistryA heterocyclic amine, 2-amino-1-methyl-5H-imidazol-4-one, formed by the metabolism of creatine.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekκρέας“meat”
  2. Englishcreatinine

From creatine + -ine, from Ancient Greek κρέας (kréas, “meat”) (genitive κρέατος (kréatos)) + -ine.

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Translations

Catalan creatinina
  • creatininaheterocyclic amine
French créatinine
  • créatinineheterocyclic amine
German Kreatinin
  • Kreatininheterocyclic amine
Italian creatinina
  • creatininaheterocyclic amine
Polish kreatynina
  • kreatyninaheterocyclic amine
Portuguese creatinina
  • creatininaheterocyclic amine
Russian креатини́н
  • креатини́н (kreatinín)heterocyclic amine
Spanish creatinina
  • creatininaheterocyclic amine

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

incinerateceratinineitinerance
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APA

creatinine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/creatinine

MLA

“creatinine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/creatinine. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “creatinine,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/creatinine.

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