Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

leucine

/ˈluː.siːn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.43 in modern English

Syllables: leucine
IPA: /ˈluː.siːn/

9

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An essential amino acid, C₆H₁₃NO₂, isomeric with isoleucine, found in most animal proteins; it is essential for growth in children.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Thus, leucine is already being seen as a pharmaconutrient of great relevance for the supplementary feeding of malnourished and frail elderly and for specific subpopulations."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *lewk- Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *lewkós Proto-Hellenic *leukós Ancient Greek λευκός (leukós) English -ine English leucine Derived from Ancient Greek λευκός (leukós, “white”) + -ine, equivalent to leuco- + -ine.

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: λευκός

Usage

Inflected Forms

leucines (plural)

Derived Forms

acetylleucine cycloleucine dileucine hydroxyleucine leucinal leucinemia leucinocaine leucinol monoleucine norleucine polyleucine

Phrases

leucine zipper N-methylleucine

Synonyms

Leu

Rhymes With

isoleucine brucine

Questions

How do you pronounce leucine?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈluː.siːn/.
What does leucine mean?: An essential amino acid, C₆H₁₃NO₂, isomeric with isoleucine, found in most animal proteins; it is essential for growth in children.
Where does leucine come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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