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cre⋅at⋅i⋅nine

[kree-at-n-een, -in]
–noun Biochemistry.
a crystalline end product of creatine metabolism, C4H7N3O, occurring in urine, muscle, and blood.

Origin:
1850–55; < G Kreatinin, equiv. to kreatin creatine + -in -ine 2
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cre·at·i·nine   (krē-āt'n-ēn', -ĭn)   
n.  A creatine anhydride, C4H7N3O, formed by the metabolism of creatine, that is found in muscle tissue and blood and normally excreted in the urine as a metabolic waste.

[creatin(e) + -ine2.]
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Main Entry: cre·at·i·nine
Pronunciation: krE-'at-&n-"En, -&n-&n
Function: noun
: a white crystallinestrongly basic compound C4H7N3O formed from creatine and found especially in muscle, blood, and urine
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creatinine cre·at·i·nine (krē-āt'n-ēn', -ĭn)
n.
A creatine anhydride formed by the metabolism of creatine and found in muscle tissue and blood and normally excreted in the urine as metabolic waste.

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