Definitions for alanine

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alanine al·a·nine

Spelling: [al-uh-neen, -nin]

IPA: /ˈæl əˌnin, -nɪn/

Alanine is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 7 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 10 points.

You can make 110 anagrams from letters in alanine (aaeilnn).

Definitions for alanine

noun

1. any of several isomers of a colorless, crystalline, water-soluble amino acid, CH 3 CH(NH 2)COOH, found in many proteins and produced synthetically: used chiefly in biochemical research. Symbol: A. Abbreviation: Ala;

Origin of alanine

1860-65; al(dehyde) + -an- (arbitrarily inserted) + -ine²