HyperDic: threonine

English > 1 sense of the word threonine:
NOUNsubstancethreoninea colorless crystalline amino acid found in protein
English > threonine: 1 sense > noun 1, substance
MeaningA colorless crystalline amino acid found in protein; occurs in the hydrolysates of certain proteins; an essential component of human nutrition.
Broaderessential amino acidAn amino acid that is required by animals but that they cannot synthesize
Spanishtreonina
Catalantreonina

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