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cre•a•tine
Pronunciation: (krē'u-tēn", -tin), [key]—
n. Biochem.
an amino acid, C
4H
9N
3O
2, that is a constituent of the muscles of vertebrates and is phosphorylated to store energy used for muscular contraction.
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