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Meaning of Phenylalanine | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1
ˌfiːnəlˈæləniːn

Definitions

  1. An essential amino acid C₉H₁₁NO₂ found in most animal proteins; it is essential for growth; the inability to metabolize it leads to phenylketonuria; it is a constituent of aspartame.
    countable, uncountable
  2. This molecule or its D-isomer.
    countable, uncountable

Equivalents

العربية فينيلالاناين - حامض أمينيّ أساسيّ
Čeština fenylalanin
Deutsch Phenylalanin
Ελληνικά φαινυλαλανίνη
Español fenilalanina
Suomi fenyylialaniini
Français phénylalanine
Galego fenilalanina
日本語 フェニルアラニン
Қазақша фенилаланин
Polski fenyloalanina
Português fenilalanina
Română fenilalanină
Русский фенилалани́н
Svenska fenylalanin

CEFR level

C1
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This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

phenylalaninemia phenylalanyl phenylalanylanhydride phenylalanylglycine phenylalanylleucine phenylalkane

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