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ISOLEUCINE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An essential amino acid found in proteins; isomeric with leucine
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("isoleucine" is a kind of...):
essential amino acid (an amino acid that is required by animals but that they cannot synthesize; must be supplied in the diet)