English Explanatory Dictionary

arginine

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An amino acid found in animal foods that plays an important role in several physiological processes.

Pronunciation

/ˈɑɹɡɪniːn/ /ˈɑːdʒɪniːn/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-arginine.wav

Word forms

arginine arginines

Etymology

From German Arginin, from Ancient Greek ἄργυρος (árguros, “silver”) and ἀργινόεις (arginóeis, “silvery, brightly shining”) in reference to arginine nitrate crystals' silver-white appearance when first refined from lupin seedlings by Ernst Schulze and Ernst Steiger in 1886.

Synonyms

Arg

Derived words

arginase argininal argininemia arginyl argipressin benzoylarginine boroarginine diarginine dimethylarginine homoarginine hyperargininemia hypoargininemia insulin glargine ketoarginine leucylarginine methylarginine nitroarginine oligoarginine peptidylarginine phosphoarginine polyarginine vinylarginine
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