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Noun: amino acid  u'meenow'asid
  1. Organic compounds containing an amino group and a carboxylic acid group
    "proteins are composed of various proportions of about 20 common amino acids"
    - aminoalkanoic acid

Derived forms: amino acids

Type of: organic compound

Part of: protein

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