creatine
English
/ˈkɹiː.əˌtiːn/, /ˈkɹi.əˌtin/
noun
Definitions
- (amino acid) An amino acid, 2-(carbamimidoyl-methyl- amino)acetic acid, which naturally occurs in vertebrates and helps to supply energy to muscle and nerve cells.
Etymology
Derived from Ancient Greek κρέας (meat, flesh, body).
Origin
Ancient Greek
κρέας
Gloss
meat, flesh, body
Concept
Semantic Field
Food and drink
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
肉
Emoji
🍖 🐖 🐷 🥓
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- creatic English
- creatinase English
- creatinemia English
- creatinuria English
- cyclocreatine English
- hypercreatinemia English
- hypercreatinuria English
- kreophagy English
- kreotoxin English
- phosphocreatine English
- phosphoryl English
- phosphorylcreatine English
- κρέας Ancient Greek
- κρεάγρα Ancient Greek
- κρεοστάθμη Ancient Greek
- πάγκρεας Ancient Greek
- kreosot Norwegian Bokmål
- kreosot Norwegian Nynorsk
- κρέας Greek (modern)
- πάγκρεας Greek (modern)
- *kréwas Proto-Hellenic