CREATINE


Meaning of CREATINE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈkrē-ə-ˌtēn, -t ə n ]

noun

Etymology: French créatine, from Greek kreat-, kreas flesh — more at raw

Date: 1840

: a white crystalline nitrogenous substance C 4 H 9 N 3 O 2 found especially in the muscles of vertebrates either free or as phosphocreatine ; also : a synthetic usually hydrated form of creatine taken especially as a dietary supplement

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