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 Definitions of ornithine  [ˈɔr nəˌθin]  

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Definition of 'ornithine' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) ornithine
an amino acid, H

Etymology:  (1880–85; ornith(uric acid), secreted by birds + -ine2)

Definition of 'ornithine' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) ornithine
an amino acid that does not occur in proteins but is important in the formation of urea
Definition of 'ornithine' U.S. National Library of Medicine 

1.  ornithine
An amino acid produced in the urea cycle by the splitting off of urea from arginine.

'ornithine' - Nearby Entries  

ornateness  orneriness  ornery  ornithine  ornithischia  ornithischian  ornithischian dinosaur  



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