leucine

[ loo-seen, -sin ]

noun

, Biochemistry.

1. a white, crystalline, water-soluble amino acid, C 6 H 13 NO 2 , obtained by the decomposition of proteins and made synthetically: essential in the nutrition of humans and animals. : Leu; : L

leucine

/ ˈluːsɪn; ˈluːsiːn /

noun

1. an essential amino acid found in many proteins

leucine

/ lo̅o̅′sēn′ /

1. An essential amino acid. Chemical formula: C 6 H 13 NO 2 .
2. See more at amino acid

Word History and Origins

Origin of leucine¹

First recorded in 1820–30; leuc- + -ine ¹

Example Sentences

Studies done on supplements like leucine, which some early research suggested could kickstart the muscle-building process inside cells, haven’t panned out.

From Popular-Science

Mulder and others have shown that it is merely impure leucine.

From Project Gutenberg

An experiment carried out as above without any addition of leucine gave 9732 grams of alcohol containing 040 per cent.

From Project Gutenberg