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creatine

/ˈkɹiː.əˌtiːn/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.80 in modern English

Syllables
cre-a-tine
IPA
/ˈkɹiː.əˌtiːn/
10
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An amino acid, 2-(carbamimidoyl-methyl- amino)acetic acid, which naturally occurs in vertebrates and helps to supply energy to muscle and nerve cells.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κρέας (kréas, “meat”) (genitive κρέατος (kréatos)) + -ine. Not related to create.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈkɹiː.əˌtiːn/
  • British English: /ˈkɹiː.əˌtiːn/

Usage

Inflected Forms

creatines (plural)

Derived Forms

creatinase creatinemia creatinkinase creatinuria cyclocreatine phosphocreatine phosphorylcreatine

Phrases

creatine kinase creatine monohydrate creatine-P creatine phosphate creatine phosphokinase creatine-phosphoric acid

Frequently Paired Words

creatinine

Synonyms

Cr creatin

Questions

How do you pronounce creatine?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkɹiː.əˌtiːn/.
What does creatine mean?
An amino acid, 2-(carbamimidoyl-methyl- amino)acetic acid, which naturally occurs in vertebrates and helps to supply energy to muscle and nerve cells.
Where does creatine come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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