[ 'kri:əti:n ]
■ noun Biochemistry a compound formed in protein metabolism and involved in the supply of energy for muscular contraction.
Origin
C19: formed irregularly from Gk kreas 'meat' + -ine 4 .
[ 'kri:əti:n ]
■ noun Biochemistry a compound formed in protein metabolism and involved in the supply of energy for muscular contraction.
Origin
C19: formed irregularly from Gk kreas 'meat' + -ine 4 .
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004