"histidine" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: histidines [plural]
Etymology: From histo- + -idine. Etymology templates: {{af|en|histo-|-idine}} histo- + -idine Head templates: {{en-noun}} histidine (plural histidines)
  1. (biochemistry) An essential amino acid C₆H₉N₃O₂ found in most animal proteins; essential for tissue growth and repair. Categories (topical): Amino acids Synonyms: histidin [dated] Derived forms: hexahistidine, histamine, histidinase, histidinate, histidinemia, histidinium, histidinuria, histidyl, methylhistidine, polyhistidine Translations (essential amino acid; C6H9N3O2): 組氨酸 (Chinese Mandarin), 组氨酸 (zǔ'ānsuān) (Chinese Mandarin), histidin [masculine] (Czech), histidino (Esperanto), histidiini (Finnish), histidine [feminine] (French), Histidin [neuter] (German), ιστιδίνη (istidíni) [feminine] (Greek), hisztidin (Hungarian), histidín [masculine] (Irish), ヒスチジン (hisuchijin) (Japanese), гистидин (gistidin) (Kazakh), гистидин (gistidin) (Kyrgyz), هیستیدین (histidin) (Persian), histydyna [feminine] (Polish), histidina [feminine] (Portuguese), histidină [feminine] (Romanian), гистиди́н (gistidín) [masculine] (Russian), histidina [feminine] (Spanish), histidin (Swedish), histidin (Turkish)

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