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or•ni•thine
Pronunciation: (ôr'nu-thēn"), [key]—
n. Biochem.
an amino acid, H
2N(CH
2)
3CH(NH
2)COOH, obtained by the hydrolysis of arginine and occurring as an intermediate compound in the urea cycle of mammals.
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