| NOUN | substance | leucine | a white crystalline amino acid occurring in proteins that is essential for nutrition |
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| Meaning | A white crystalline amino acid occurring in proteins that is essential for nutrition; obtained by the hydrolysis of most dietary proteins. | |
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| Broader | essential amino acid | An amino acid that is required by animals but that they cannot synthesize |
| Spanish | leucina | |
| Catalan | leucina | |
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