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Arginine

Noun CEFR B2
ˈɑɹɡɪniːn

Definitions

An amino acid found in animal foods that plays an important role in several physiological processes.

countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Españolarginina
Françaisarginine
DeutschArginin
17 more languages
العربيةأرجينين
Catalàarginina
Ελληνικάαργινίνη
Gaeilgeargainín
Galegoarxinina
Italianoarginina
Қазақ тіліаргинин
Latinaarginina
Lietuviųargininas
Nederlandsarginine
Portuguêsarginina
Românăarginină
Русскийаргинин
Svenskaarginin

Examples

Since arginine is a normal component and plays an important role in the glucose transport mechanism, arginates can easily serve as acceptors for glucose.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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