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leucine (iou)



leucine noun. . E19.
[from Greek leukos white + -INE5, -IN1.]
Biochemistry. A hydrophobic amino acid, (CH3)2CHCH2CH(NH2)COOH, which occurs in proteins and is essential in the human diet; 2-amino-4-methylpentanoic acid.