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amino acid
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amino acid
(noun)
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amino acid
/ə
ˈ
miːnoʊ-/
noun
plural
amino acids
amino acid
/ə
ˈ
miːnoʊ-/
noun
plural
amino acids
Learner's definition of AMINO ACID
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biology
:
any one of many acids that occur naturally in living things and that include some which form proteins
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