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creatinine

  • /kɹiːˈæ.təˌniːn/ UK
  • /kɹiˈæ.təˌnin/ US

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

noun creatinines

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

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noun heterocyclic amine

Españolcreatinina
Portuguêscreatinina
Françaiscréatinine
DeutschKreatinin
Italianocreatinina
Русскийкреатини́н kreatinín

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"creatinine." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/creatinine. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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creatinine. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/creatinine

Chicago

"creatinine." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/creatinine.

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@misc{creatinine_2026,
  title = {creatinine},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/creatinine},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}