Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

arginine

/ˈɑɹɡɪniːn/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.70 in modern English

Syllables: argi-nine
IPA: /ˈɑɹɡɪniːn/

9

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An amino acid found in animal foods that plays an important role in several physiological processes.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Since arginine is a normal component and plays an important role in the glucose transport mechanism, arginates can easily serve as acceptors for glucose."

Etymology

From German Arginin, from Ancient Greek ἄργυρος (árguros, “silver”) and ἀργινόεις (arginóeis, “silvery, brightly shining”) in reference to arginine nitrate crystals' silver-white appearance when first refined from lupin seedlings by Ernst Schulze and Ernst Steiger in 1886.

Origin

Source language: German

Word Breakdown

Root: Arginin, ἄργυρος

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈɑɹɡɪniːn/
British English: /ˈɑːdʒɪniːn/

Usage

Inflected Forms

arginines (plural)

Derived Forms

arginase argininal argininemia arginyl argipressin benzoylarginine boroarginine dearginated diarginine dimethylarginine homoarginine hyperargininemia

Phrases

insulin glargine

Synonyms

Arg

Questions

How do you pronounce arginine?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɑɹɡɪniːn/.
What does arginine mean?: An amino acid found in animal foods that plays an important role in several physiological processes.
Where does arginine come from?: It is traced to German.

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