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creatinine

/kɹiˈæ.təˌnin/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.54 in modern English

Syllables
cre-a-ti-nine
IPA
/kɹiˈæ.təˌnin/
12
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A heterocyclic amine, 2-amino-1-methyl-5H-imidazol-4-one, formed by the metabolism of creatine.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From creatine + -ine, from Ancient Greek κρέας (kréas, “meat”) (genitive κρέατος (kréatos)) + -ine.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /kɹiˈæ.təˌnin/
  • British English: /kɹiːˈæ.təˌniːn/

Usage

Inflected Forms

creatinines (plural)

Derived Forms

creatininase xanthocreatinine

Questions

How do you pronounce creatinine?
The recorded pronunciation is /kɹiˈæ.təˌnin/.
What does creatinine mean?
A heterocyclic amine, 2-amino-1-methyl-5H-imidazol-4-one, formed by the metabolism of creatine.
Where does creatinine come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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