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Noun

essential amino acid ‎(plural essential amino acids)

1. (biochemistry) One of the naturally occurring amino acids that the human body cannot synthesize, and so must be provided by dietary protein.

Related terms

• nonessential amino acid

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See also

• histidine
• isoleucine
• leucine
• lysine
• methionine
• phenylalanine
• threonine
• tryptophan
• valine