essential amino acid
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Sense 1 noun
an amino acid that is required by animals but that they cannot synthesize; must be supplied in the diet
Types & categories
- amino acid hypernym
- arginine hyponym
- histidine hyponym
- isoleucine hyponym
- leucine hyponym
- lysine hyponym
- methionine hyponym
- phenylalanine hyponym
- threonine hyponym
- tryptophan hyponym
- valine hyponym
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | amino acid |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | arginine |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | histidine |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | isoleucine |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | leucine |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | lysine |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | methionine |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | phenylalanine |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | threonine |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | tryptophan |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | valine |