ān
suān

technical
noun

Meaning of 氨基酸

氨基酸 means amino acid; organic compound containing both amino and carboxyl groups, the basic unit of proteins. Pronounced ān jī suān.

  • amino acid; organic compound containing both amino and carboxyl groups, the basic unit of proteins

Definitions & Examples

ān
suān
shì
gòu
chéng
dàn
bái
zhì
de
běn
dān
wèi
 

Amino acids are the basic building blocks of proteins.

Zhè
zhǒng
shí
hán
rén
de
ān
suān
 

This food is rich in essential amino acids required by the human body.

xué
jiā
zhèng
zài
yán
jiū
ān
suān
de
liè
 

Scientists are currently studying the sequence of amino acids.

Yǒu
zhǒng
ān
suān
rén
néng
xíng
chéng
 

There are eight kinds of amino acids that the human body cannot synthesize on its own.

Measure Words

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Primary
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