creatine

From Ancient Greek κρέας (kréas, “meat”) (genitive κρέατος (kréatos)) +‎ -ine. Not related to create.

• (Received Pronunciation, General Australian) IPA^(key): /ˈkɹiː.əˌtiːn/

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• (General American, Canada) IPA^(key): /ˈkɹi.əˌtin/, [ˈkɹi.əˌɾin]

creatine (countable and uncountable, plural creatines)

1. (biochemistry) An amino acid, 2-(carbamimidoyl-methyl- amino)acetic acid, which naturally occurs in vertebrates and helps to supply energy to muscle and nerve cells.

• Cr (abbreviation)

• creatinine

• centiare, increate, iterance

creatine f

1. plural of creatina

• canterei, cantiere, centiare, cerniate, enterica, incerate, increate, nericate