Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

valine

/ˈveɪliːn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.05 in modern English

Syllables: va-line
IPA: /ˈveɪliːn/

9

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An essential amino acid 2-amino-3-methylbutanoic acid found in most animal proteins.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From valerian + -ine.

Usage

Inflected Forms

valines (plural)

Derived Forms

isovaline norvaline polyvaline valaciclovir valganciclovir valinemia valyl

Phrases

N-methylvaline

Synonyms

Val

Questions

How do you pronounce valine?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈveɪliːn/.
What does valine mean?: An essential amino acid 2-amino-3-methylbutanoic acid found in most animal proteins.
Where does valine come from?: From valerian + -ine.

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