See Also: alanine(encyclopedia)
alanine(dictionary)
Alanine(health)
alanine(medicine)
alanine carboxypeptidase(medicine)
Alanine aminotransferase (ALT)(health)
ALT (alanine aminotransferase)(health)
beta-Alanine(medicine)
alanine aminotransferase(medicine)
alanine endopeptidase(medicine)

fiddler (oh) and alanine (iou)


fiddler (oh)



someone who plays the violin, especially if they play folk Music
someone who gives false information, especially on official documents, in order to pay less money or get more than they should
::tax fiddlers
-- fiddling n [U]

alanine (iou)



alanine noun. M19.
[German Alanin: see ALDEHYDE, -INE5; -an- is app. for euphony.]
Biochemistry. A crystalline hydrophobic amino acid, CH3CH(NH2)COOH, which occurs in proteins; 2-aminopropanoic acid.
-alanine an amino acid, (NH2)CH2CH2COOH; 3-aminopropanoic acid.