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Creatine

/ˈkɹiː.əˌtiːn/

An amino acid, 2-(carbamimidoyl-methyl- amino)acetic acid, which naturally occurs in vertebrates and helps to supply energy to muscle and nerve cells.

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An amino acid, 2-(carbamimidoyl-methyl- amino)acetic acid, which naturally occurs in vertebrates and helps to supply energy to muscle and nerve cells.

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creatinnoun	Alternative form of creatine. [(biochemistry) An amino acid, 2-(carbamimidoyl-methyl- amino)acetic acid, which naturally occurs in vertebrates and helps to supply energy to muscle and nerve cells.]

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creatinnoun	Alternative form of creatine. [(biochemistry) An amino acid, 2-(carbamimidoyl-methyl- amino)acetic acid, which naturally occurs in vertebrates and helps to supply energy to muscle and nerve cells.]
phosphokinasenoun	(biochemistry) kinase
monohydratenoun	(chemistry) A hydrate whose solid contains a single molecule of water of crystallization per molecule, or per unit cell
creatine monohydratenoun	(biochemistry) The most common form of creatine, which is similar or identical to endogenous creatine produced in the human body.
cyclocreatinenoun	(organic chemistry) The amino acid 2-(2-amino-4,5-dihydroimidazol-1-yl)acetic acid that regulates creatine biosynthesis.
creatinephosphoric acidnoun	Alternative form of creatine-phosphoric acid. [phosphocreatine]
creatininenoun	(biochemistry) A heterocyclic amine, 2-amino-1-methyl-5H-imidazol-4-one, formed by the metabolism of creatine.
acetylcarnitinenoun	Acetylated carinitine; a dietary supplement derived from carnitine.
cartininenoun	Misspelling of carnitine. [(organic chemistry) A betaine, 3-hydroxy-4-trimethylammonio-butanoate, that is found in the liver and has a function in fatty acid transport.]
carninnoun	(organic chemistry) A white crystalline nitrogenous substance, found in extract of meat, and related to xanthine.
carnic acidnoun	A hygroscopic monobasic acid with chemical formula C₁₀H₁₅O₅N₃, obtained as a cleavage product from an acid of muscle tissue.
carcininenoun	(organic chemistry) The carnosine derivative 3-amino-N-[2-(1H-imidazol-5-yl)ethyl]propanamide sometimes used as a dietary supplement
adenosinenoun	(biochemistry, genetics, organic chemistry) A nucleoside derived from adenine and ribose, found in striated muscle tissue.
deoxycarnitinenoun	(organic chemistry) A deoxy form of carnitine released into the bloodstream from muscles
citric acidnoun	(organic chemistry) A colourless crystalline compound, 2-hydroxy-1,2,3-propanetricarboxylic acid, C₆H₈O₇, found in citrus fruit; it is used as a food additive and in the manufacture of citrates.
succinic acidnoun	(organic chemistry) A colourless crystalline dicarboxylic acid, (CH₂COOH)₂, that occurs naturally in amber and is important in the metabolic Krebs cycle.
homocitrullinenoun	(biochemistry) The amino acid (2S)-2-amino-6-(carbamoylamino)hexanoic acid that is a metabolite of ornithine.
iocarmic acidnoun	(organic chemistry, pharmacology) A molecule used as a contrast medium.
carbamylcholinenoun	(organic chemistry) The organic cation 2-carbamoyloxyethyl-trimethyl-azanium, also known as the drug carbachol.
homocitric acidnoun	(organic chemistry) A tricarboxylic acid related to citric acid by the addition of one methylene group, and occurring naturally as a component of the iron-molybdenum cofactor of certain nitrogenase proteins.