Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

amino acid

/əˈminoʊ ˈæsɪd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.65 in modern English

Syllables: amino acid
IPA: /əˈminoʊ ˈæsɪd/

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any organic compound containing both an amino and a carboxylic acid functional group.

noun

Any of the twenty naturally occurring α-amino acids (having the amino, and carboxylic acid groups on the same carbon atom), and a variety of side chains, that combine, via peptide bonds, to form proteins.

Etymology

See amine and acid. Likely a calque of German Aminosäure, which is attested earlier.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /əˈminoʊ ˈæsɪd/

Inflected Forms

amino acids (plural)

Derived Forms

aminoacidemia aminoacidopathy aminoaciduria hyperaminoacidemia hypoaminoacidemia

Phrases

alpha-amino acid beta-amino acid bisamino acid casamino acid deduced amino acid sequence essential amino acid glyco-amino-acid glycosyl-amino-acid

Frequently Paired Words

imino acid :Category:Amino acids alanine arginine asparagine aspartic acid cysteine glutamic acid

Synonyms

amino acid aminoalkanoic acid

Questions

How do you pronounce amino acid?: The recorded pronunciation is /əˈminoʊ ˈæsɪd/.
What does amino acid mean?: Any organic compound containing both an amino and a carboxylic acid functional group.
Where does amino acid come from?: See amine and acid. Likely a calque of German Aminosäure, which is attested earlier.

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