amino acids

amino acid

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- /əˈmi noʊ, ˈæm əˌnoʊ ˈæs.ɪd/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- /əˈmi noʊ, ˈæm əˌnoʊ ˈæs.ɪd/

Definitions of amino acids words

noun amino acids any of a class of organic compounds that contains at least one amino group, –NH 2 , and one carboxyl group, –COOH: the alpha-amino acids, RCH(NH 2)COOH, are the building blocks from which proteins are constructed. 1
noun amino acids plural of amino acid. 0

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Origin of amino acids

First appearance:

before 1895

One of the 18% newest English words

First recorded in 1895-1900

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amino acids popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 34% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 56% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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