[ 'hɪstɪdi:n ]
■ noun Biochemistry an amino acid which is a constituent of most proteins and is essential in the human diet.
Origin
C19: from Gk histos 'web, tissue' + -ide + -ine 4 .
[ 'hɪstɪdi:n ]
■ noun Biochemistry an amino acid which is a constituent of most proteins and is essential in the human diet.
Origin
C19: from Gk histos 'web, tissue' + -ide + -ine 4 .
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004