arginine
English
/ˈɑɹɡɪniːn/
noun
Definitions
- An amino acid found in animal foods that plays an important role in several physiological processes.
Etymology
Borrowed from German Arginin derived from Ancient Greek ἀργινόεις (white, brightly-shining).
Origin
Ancient Greek
ἀργινόεις
Gloss
white, brightly-shining
Concept
Semantic Field
Food and drink
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
白
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- arginase English
- argininal English
- argininemia English
- arginyl English
- arginylation English
- boroarginine English
- diarginine English
- dimethyl English
- dimethylargininase English
- dimethylarginine English
- homoarginine English
- hyperargininemia English
- ketoarginine English
- methyl English
- methylarginine English
- nitroarginine English
- oligoarginine English
- phosphoarginine English
- polyarginine English
- Arginin German
- ἀργινόεις Ancient Greek