creatine
An amino acid, 2-(carbamimidoyl-methyl- amino)acetic acid, which naturally occurs in vertebrates and helps to supply energy to muscle and nerve cells.
A kind of
- amino acid
Related words
- creatinkinase
- creatinase
- creatine kinase
- creatinemia
- creatine monohydrate
- creatine-P
- creatine phosphate
- creatine phosphokinase
- creatine-phosphoric acid
- creatinuria
- cyclocreatine
- phosphocreatine
Word history
From Ancient Greek "κρέας" (meat).
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “creatine” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.