アミノ酸さん

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Meanings

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noun

amino acid

Scientific term for the building blocks of proteins. Used in biology, nutrition, and chemistry contexts.

タンパク質しつ
タンパク質 (protein) is a polymer made of amino acids; アミノ酸 is the monomer unit.
必ひっ須すアミノ酸さん
必須アミノ酸 (essential amino acid) is a subset of amino acids that must be obtained from diet.

From English 'amino acid'. アミノ is a phonetic borrowing of 'amino', and 酸 means 'acid'.