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Definition of: arginine
(är′jə·nēn, -nin, -nīn) noun
One of the amino acids essential to nutrition, C6H14O2N4, obtained from animal and vegetable proteins by hydrolysis or bacterial action. [<L argentum silver + -INE2]
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