LEUCIN

noun a white, crystalline, nitrogenous substance formed in the decomposition of albuminous matter by pancreatic digestion, by the action of boiling dilute sulphuric acid, and by putrefaction. it is also found as a constituent of various tissues and organs, as the spleen, pancreas, ·etc., and likewise in the vegetable kingdom. chemically it is to be considered as amido-caproic acid.