ARGININE

arginine

(noun) a bitter tasting amino acid found in proteins and necessary for nutrition; its absence from the diet leads to a reduced production of spermatozoa

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

arginine (countable and uncountable, plural arginines)

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

Synonyms

• Arg

Anagrams

• Nigerian, geraniin

Source: Wiktionary



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2 April 2025

COVERT

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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by Alcaldía Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de Bolívar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.

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