Definitions for ornithine

ornithine or·ni·thine

Spelling: [awr-nuh-theen]
IPA: /ˈɔr nəˌθin/

Ornithine is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Words with friends word worth 13 points.

You can make 264 anagrams from letters in ornithine (ehiinnort).

Definitions for ornithine

noun

  1. an amino acid, H 2 N(CH 2) 3 CH(NH 2)COOH, obtained by the hydrolysis of arginine and occurring as an intermediate compound in the urea cycle of mammals.

Origin of ornithine

1880-85; ornith(uric acid), secreted by birds + -ine2

Word Value for ornithine
Scrable

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Words with friends

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