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The correct spelling is amino acids.
How to pronounce amino acids
noun
Say it like: Ami-no -asi-ds
The correct spelling is amino acids. Any organic compound containing both an amino and a carboxylic acid functional group.
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Definition
noun
- 1.Any organic compound containing both an amino and a carboxylic acid functional group.
- 2.Any of the twenty naturally occurring α-amino acids (having the amino, and carboxylic acid groups on the same carbon atom), and a variety of side chains, that combine, via peptide bonds, to form proteins.
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