amino acid en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /əˈminoʊ ˈæsɪd/ (General-American)
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
See amine and acid. Likely a calque of German Aminosäure, which is attested earlier.
Meanings
- Any organic compound containing both an amino and a carboxylic acid functional group.
- Any of the twenty naturally occurring α-amino acids (having the amino, and carboxylic acid groups on the same carbon atom), and a variety of side chains, that combine, via peptide bonds, to form proteins.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| amino acids | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
cysteine (amino acids) · isoleucine (amino acids) · glutamic acid (amino acids) · arginine (amino acids) · tyrosine (amino acids) · alanine (amino acids) · aspartic acid (amino acids) · tryptophan (amino acids) · threonine (amino acids) · glycine (amino acids) · methionine (amino acids) · proline (amino acids) · asparagine (amino acids) · serine (amino acids) · leucine (amino acids) · glutamine (amino acids) · histidine (amino acids) · phenylalanine (amino acids) · lysine (amino acids) · valine (amino acids)
Deriveds
lipoamino acid · β-amino acid · deduced amino acid sequence · glyco-amino-acid · aminoacidopathy · bisamino acid · aminoaciduria · casamino acid · hyperaminoacidemia · hypoaminoacidemia · aminoacidemia · non-essential amino acid · alpha-amino acid · nonessential amino acid · selenoamino acid · glycosyl-amino-acid · beta-amino acid · essential amino acid
Holonyms
Hypernyms
zwitterion · chemical compound · organic compound
Hyponyms
glycine · cysteine · aspargine · alanine · phenylalanine · tryptophan · essential amino acid · glutamic acid · lysine · isoleucine · threonine · methionine · glutamine · serine · nonessential amino acid · tyrosine · leucine · proline · valine · histidine · aspartic acid
Relateds
:Category:Amino acids · imino acid
Synonyms
Translations (77)
bg аминокиселина (any organic compound containing amino and carboxylic acid) · cy asid amino (any organic compound containing amino and carboxylic acid) · fr acide aminé (any organic compound containing amino and carboxylic acid) · pt aminoácido (any of the twenty α-amino acids) · eo amina acido (any of the twenty α-amino acids) · gl aminoácido (any of the twenty α-amino acids) · hu aminosav (any of the twenty α-amino acids) · el αμινοξύ (any of the twenty α-amino acids) · it aminoacido (any organic compound containing amino and carboxylic acid) · io amin-acido (any of the twenty α-amino acids) · nn aminosyre (any organic compound containing amino and carboxylic acid) · fi aminohappo (any of the twenty α-amino acids) · cmn 胺基酸 (any organic compound containing amino and carboxylic acid) · sv aminosyra (any of the twenty α-amino acids) · da aminosyre (any of the twenty α-amino acids) · ko 아미노산 (any of the twenty α-amino acids) · ja アミノ酸 (any of the twenty α-amino acids) · sw asidi ya amino (any organic compound containing amino and carboxylic acid) · ru аминокислота́ (any organic compound containing amino and carboxylic acid) · jv asem amino (any organic compound containing amino and carboxylic acid) · io amin-acido (any organic compound containing amino and carboxylic acid) · tr aminoasit (any of the twenty α-amino acids) · cmn 氨基酸 (any organic compound containing amino and carboxylic acid) · tr aminoasit (any organic compound containing amino and carboxylic acid) · sk aminokyselina (any organic compound containing amino and carboxylic acid) · nl aminozuur (any of the twenty α-amino acids) · ca aminoàcid (any organic compound containing amino and carboxylic acid) · yue 氨基酸 (any organic compound containing amino and carboxylic acid) · ka ამინომჟავა (any organic compound containing amino and carboxylic acid) · sh aminokiselìna (any of the twenty α-amino acids) · ro aminoacid (any organic compound containing amino and carboxylic acid) · bg аминокиселина (any of the twenty α-amino acids) · it amminoacido (any of the twenty α-amino acids) · cs aminokyselina (any of the twenty α-amino acids) · pl aminokwas (any organic compound containing amino and carboxylic acid) · id asam amino (any organic compound containing amino and carboxylic acid) · el αμινοξύ (any organic compound containing amino and carboxylic acid) · lv aminoskābe (any organic compound containing amino and carboxylic acid) · nb aminosyre (any organic compound containing amino and carboxylic acid) · ka ამინომჟავა (any of the twenty α-amino acids) · sv aminosyra (any organic compound containing amino and carboxylic acid) · km អាស៊ីតអាមីនេ (any organic compound containing amino and carboxylic acid) · mi waikawa amino (any organic compound containing amino and carboxylic acid) · pl aminokwas (any of the twenty α-amino acids) · fi aminohappo (any organic compound containing amino and carboxylic acid) · ga aimínaigéad (any organic compound containing amino and carboxylic acid) · ga aimínaigéad (any of the twenty α-amino acids) · de Aminosäure (any of the twenty α-amino acids) · eo amina acido (any organic compound containing amino and carboxylic acid) · nn aminosyre (any of the twenty α-amino acids) · gl aminoácido (any organic compound containing amino and carboxylic acid) · fr acide aminé (any of the twenty α-amino acids) · ar حمض أميني (any organic compound containing amino and carboxylic acid) · fr aminoacide (any organic compound containing amino and carboxylic acid) · es aminoácido (any of the twenty α-amino acids) · de Aminosäure (any organic compound containing amino and carboxylic acid) · hu aminosav (any organic compound containing amino and carboxylic acid) · it aminoacido (any of the twenty α-amino acids) · is amínósýra (any organic compound containing amino and carboxylic acid) · pt aminoácido (any organic compound containing amino and carboxylic acid) · it amminoacido (any organic compound containing amino and carboxylic acid) · kmr asîda amînî (any organic compound containing amino and carboxylic acid) · es aminoácido (any organic compound containing amino and carboxylic acid) · ja アミノ酸 (any organic compound containing amino and carboxylic acid) · kmr asîda amînî (any of the twenty α-amino acids) · da aminosyre (any organic compound containing amino and carboxylic acid) · fr aminoacide (any of the twenty α-amino acids) · cy asid amino (any of the twenty α-amino acids) · nan-hbl 胺基酸 (any organic compound containing amino and carboxylic acid) · fo aminosýra (any organic compound containing amino and carboxylic acid) · nl aminozuur (any organic compound containing amino and carboxylic acid) · lv aminoskābe (any of the twenty α-amino acids) · ko 아미노산 (any organic compound containing amino and carboxylic acid) · cs aminokyselina (any organic compound containing amino and carboxylic acid) · cmn 氨基酸 (any of the twenty α-amino acids) · nb aminosyre (any of the twenty α-amino acids) · sh aminokiselìna (any organic compound containing amino and carboxylic acid)