creatinine

From creatine +‎ -ine, from Ancient Greek κρέας (kréas, “meat”) (genitive κρέατος (kréatos)) +‎ -ine.

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /kɹiːˈæ.təˌniːn/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /kɹiˈæ.təˌnin/

creatinine (countable and uncountable, plural creatinines)

1. (biochemistry) A heterocyclic amine, 2-amino-1-methyl-5H-imidazol-4-one, formed by the metabolism of creatine.

• “creatinine”, in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2016, →ISBN.
• “creatinine”, in Collins English Dictionary.
• “creatinine”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
• Douglas Harper (2001–2026), “creatinine”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

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