creatinine

See also: créatinine

English

Etymology

From creatine +‎ -ine (Can this⁽⁺⁾ etymology be sourced?)

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /kɹiːˈæ.təˌniːn/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /kɹiˈæ.təˌnin/

Noun

creatinine (countable and uncountable, plural creatinines)

1. (biochemistry) A heterocyclic amine, 2-amino-1-methyl-5H-imidazol-4-one, formed by the metabolism of creatine.

Derived terms

• creatininase
• xanthocreatinine

Translations

heterocyclic amine

• Catalan: creatinina f
• French: créatinine (fr) f
• Galician: creatinina f
• German: Kreatinin
• Italian: creatinina (it) f
• Kazakh: креатинин (kreatinin)
• Portuguese: creatinina f
• Spanish: creatinina (es) f

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