Meanings
nounisoleucine (countable and uncountable, plural isoleucines)
plural isoleucines
- countableuncountablebiochemistryAn essential amino acid, C₆H₁₃NO₂, isomeric with leucine, found in most animal proteins.
Synonyms: Ile
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAn essential amino acid, C₆H₁₃NO₂, isomeric with leucine, found in most animal proteins.
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Bulgarian изолевцин
- изолевцин (izolevcin)essential amino acid; C6H13NO2
Chinese Mandarin 異亮氨酸 /异亮氨酸
- 異亮氨酸 /异亮氨酸 (yìliàng'ānsuān)essential amino acid; C6H13NO2
Czech isoleucin
- isoleucinessential amino acid; C6H13NO2
Esperanto izoleŭcino
- izoleŭcinoessential amino acid; C6H13NO2
Finnish isoleusiini
- isoleusiiniessential amino acid; C6H13NO2
French isoleucine
- isoleucineessential amino acid; C6H13NO2
German Isoleucin
- Isoleucinessential amino acid; C6H13NO2
Greek ισολευκίνη
- ισολευκίνη (isolefkíni)essential amino acid; C6H13NO2
Hungarian izoleucin
- izoleucinessential amino acid; C6H13NO2
Italian isoleucina
- isoleucinaessential amino acid; C6H13NO2
Japanese イソロイシン
- イソロイシン (isoroishin)essential amino acid; C6H13NO2
Latvian izoleicīns
- izoleicīnsessential amino acid; C6H13NO2
Portuguese isoleucina
- isoleucinaessential amino acid; C6H13NO2
Romanian izoleucină
- izoleucinăessential amino acid; C6H13NO2
Russian изолейцин
- изолейцин (izolejcin)essential amino acid; C6H13NO2
Slovak izoleucín
- izoleucínessential amino acid; C6H13NO2
Spanish isoleucina
- isoleucinaessential amino acid; C6H13NO2
Swedish isoleucin
- isoleucinessential amino acid; C6H13NO2
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APA
isoleucine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/isoleucine
MLA
“isoleucine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/isoleucine. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “isoleucine,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/isoleucine.
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