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異亮氨酸

简异亮氨酸 · 繁異亮氨酸

Mandarin · pinyin yì liàng ān suān

isoleucine (Ile), an essential amino acid

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亮: liàng · bright, brilliant, radiant, light
氨: ān · ammonia; hydrogen nitride
酸: suān · tart, sour; acid; stiff; spoiled
异: yì · different, unusual, strange

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4–4–1–1 · yi4 liang4 an1 suan1

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ji6 loeng6 on1 syun1

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noun

(chiefly Mainland China, biochemistry) isoleucine

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