Meaning

1 senses
  1. (not comparable)Relating to an amine.

More definitions
  • pertaining to or containing any of a group of organic compounds of nitrogen derived from ammonia

Examples

6 sentences
  1. Is there a simpler amino acid than glycine?

  2. Proteins are made of smaller molecules called amino acids.

    ruБелки состоят из более мелких молекул, называемых аминокислотами. — carlosalberto

    deProteine bestehen aus kleineren Molekülen, den sogenannten Aminosäuren. — carlosalberto

  3. Every protein is a polymer composed of units called amino acids.

    deJedes Protein ist ein Polymer aus Einheiten, die man als Aminosäuren bezeichnet. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  4. Proteins are chains of amino acids that are folded like origami paper.

    deProteine sind Ketten von Aminosäuren, die wie Origami gefaltet sind. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  5. Amino acids are the building blocks of proteins.

    ruАминокислоты — структурные элементы белков. — al42and

    deAminosäuren sind die Bausteine der Proteine. — Alois

Translations

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Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • pertaining to or containing any of a group of organic compounds of nitrogen derived from ammonia:aminic

Word family

1 related words
Relatedamine

See also

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