leucin

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A form of leucine — An essential amino acid, C₆H₁₃NO₂, isomeric with isoleucine, found in most animal proteins; it is essential for growth in children.

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Meanings

nounleucin (countable and uncountable, plural leucins)

plural leucins

  1. countabledateduncountableDated form of leucine.

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

lucine
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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