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leu•cine
Pronunciation: (lOO'sēn, -sin), [key]—
n. Biochem.
a white, crystalline, water-soluble amino acid, C
6H
13NO
2, obtained by the decomposition of proteins and made synthetically: essential in the nutrition of humans and animals.
Abbr.: Leu;
Symbol: L
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