Meanings
nounvaline (countable and uncountable, plural valines)
plural valines
- countableuncountablebiochemistryAn essential amino acid 2-amino-3-methylbutanoic acid found in most animal proteins.
Synonyms: Val
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAn essential amino acid 2-amino-3-methylbutanoic acid found in most animal proteins.
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Bulgarian валин
- валин (valin)essential amino acid C5H11NO2
Chinese Mandarin 纈氨酸 /缬氨酸
- 纈氨酸 /缬氨酸 (xié'ānsuān)essential amino acid C5H11NO2
Czech valin
- valinessential amino acid C5H11NO2
Esperanto valino
- valinoessential amino acid C5H11NO2
Finnish valiini
- valiiniessential amino acid C5H11NO2
French valine
- valineessential amino acid C5H11NO2
German Valin
- Valinessential amino acid C5H11NO2
Greek βαλίνη
- βαλίνη (valíni)essential amino acid C5H11NO2
Hindi मिषि
- मिषि (miṣi)essential amino acid C5H11NO2
Hungarian valin
- valinessential amino acid C5H11NO2
Italian valina
- valinaessential amino acid C5H11NO2
Japanese バリン
- バリン (barin)essential amino acid C5H11NO2
Polish walina
- walinaessential amino acid C5H11NO2
Portuguese valina
- valinaessential amino acid C5H11NO2
Romanian valină
- valinăessential amino acid C5H11NO2
Russian вали́н
- вали́н (valín)essential amino acid C5H11NO2
Slovak valín
- valínessential amino acid C5H11NO2
Spanish valina
- valinaessential amino acid C5H11NO2
Swedish valin
- valinessential amino acid C5H11NO2
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APA
valine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/valine
MLA
“valine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/valine. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “valine,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/valine.
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