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Definition of: creatine
(krē′ə·tēn, -tin) noun Biochem.
A nitrogenous compound, C4H9N3O2, found in the muscle tissue, brain, and blood of all vertebrate animals. It has been isolated in the form of white crystals, and is also made synthetically. Also cre′a·tin (-tin). [<Gk. kreas, -atos flesh + -INE2]
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