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lysine

/ˈlaɪsiːn/ /ˈlaɪziːn/

Meanings
noun
An essential amino acid, C6H14N2O2.

Examples :

"Eating foods like beans and meat ensures you get enough lysine, an essential amino acid your body needs. "
biochemistry compound substance chemistry biology medicine

Related Words

Illustration beans

beans noun

/biːnz/

A reusable software component written in Java.

"Our software project uses many beans to handle different parts of the user interface, making development faster and more organized. "

Illustration enough

enough adverb

/iˈnʌf/

Sufficiently.

"Are you man enough to fight me?"

Illustration essential

essential noun

/ɪˈsɛn.ʃəl/

A necessary ingredient.

"Salt is an essential for cooking a good soup. "

Illustration acid

acid noun

/ˈæs.ɪd/

A sour substance.

"The lemon juice has a strong acid taste. "

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ensures verb

/ɪnˈʃʊrz/ /ɛnˈʃʊrz/

To make a pledge to (someone); to promise, guarantee (someone of something); to assure.

"Paying attention in class ensures you understand the lesson. "

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like noun

/laɪk/

(usually in the plural) Something that a person likes (prefers).

"Tell me your likes and dislikes."

Illustration meat

meat noun

/miːt/ /mit/

The flesh (muscle tissue) of an animal used as food.

"A large portion of domestic meat production comes from animals raised on factory farms."

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foods noun

/fuːdz/ /fudz/

Any solid substance that can be consumed by living organisms, especially by eating, in order to sustain life.

"The innkeeper brought them food and drink."

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eating verb

/ˈiːtɪŋ/ /ˈitɪŋ/

To ingest; to be ingested.

"The children are eating lunch in the cafeteria. "

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amino noun

/əˈmiːnəʊ/ /əˈminoʊ/

The amine functional group.

"The organic molecule contained an amino group, which gave it unique properties and allowed it to react with acids. "

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needs adverb

/niːdz/

Of necessity; necessarily; indispensably; used with an auxiliary verb (often must), and equivalent to "of need".

"One must needs run when the devil drives."

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body noun

/ˈbɒdi/ /ˈbɑdi/

Physical frame.

"My sister injured her body during a soccer game. "