CREATIN

creatine, creatin

(noun) an amino acid that does not occur in proteins but is found in the muscle tissue of vertebrates both in the free form and as phosphocreatine; supplies energy for muscle contraction

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

creatin (countable and uncountable, plural creatins)

Alternative form of creatine

Anagrams

• Certain, Cretian, ant rice, cantier, ceratin, certain, crinate, nacrite, tacrine, tercian

Source: Wiktionary


Cre"a*tin (kr"-tn), n. Etym: [Gr. (Physiol. Chem.)

Definition: A white, crystalline, nitrogenous substance found abundantly in muscle tissue. [Written also kreatine.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



RESET




Word of the Day

17 June 2025

RECREANT

(adjective) having deserted a cause or principle; “some provinces had proved recreant”; “renegade supporters of the usurper”


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