| NOUN | substance | arginine | a bitter tasting amino acid found in proteins and necessary for nutrition |
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| Meaning | A bitter tasting amino acid found in proteins and necessary for nutrition; its absence from the diet leads to a reduced production of spermatozoa. | |
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| Broader | essential amino acid | An amino acid that is required by animals but that they cannot synthesize |
| Spanish | arginina | |
| Catalan | arginina | |
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