| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | ar·gi·nine |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  är j -n n |
| NOUN: | An amino acid, C6H14N4O2, obtained from the hydrolysis or digestion of plant and animal protein. | | ETYMOLOGY: | German Arginin, possibly from Greek arginoeis, bright. See arg- in Appendix I.
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