First Known Use: circa 1885
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glutamine
noun glu·ta·mine \ˈglü-tə-ˌmēn\
Definition of GLUTAMINE
: a crystalline amino acid C5H10N2O3 that is found both free and in proteins in plants and animals and that yields glutamic acid and ammonia on hydrolysis
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Origin of GLUTAMINE
International Scientific Vocabulary gluten + amine
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glutamine
noun glu·ta·mine \ˈglüt-ə-ˌmēn\
Medical Definition of GLUTAMINE
: a crystalline amino acid C5H10N2O3 that is found both free and in proteins in plants and animals and that yields glutamic acid and ammonia on hydrolysis—abbreviation Gln
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