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What does leucine mean? Is leucine a Scrabble word?

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Is leucine a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word leucine is a Scrabble US word. The word leucine is worth 9 points in Scrabble:

L1E1U1C3I1N1E1

Is leucine a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word leucine is a Scrabble UK word and has 9 points:

L1E1U1C3I1N1E1

Is leucine a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word leucine is a Words With Friends word. The word leucine is worth 13 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

L2E1U2C4I1N2E1

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7-letter words (1 found)

LEUCINE,

6-letter words (2 found)

LEUCIN,NUCLEI,

5-letter words (6 found)

CLINE,CUNEI,INCEL,INCLE,NIECE,UNCLE,

4-letter words (14 found)

CEIL,CIEL,CINE,CLUE,EINE,LICE,LIEN,LIEU,LINE,LUCE,LUNE,NICE,UNCE,UNCI,

3-letter words (19 found)

CEE,CEL,CUE,ECU,EEL,EEN,ENE,ICE,LEE,LEI,LEU,LIE,LIN,LUN,NEE,NIE,NIL,ULE,UNI,

2-letter words (8 found)

EE,EL,EN,IN,LI,NE,NU,UN,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 51 words from leucine according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of leucine

leucine

Etymology

Derived from Ancient Greek λευκός (leukós, “white”) +‎ -ine.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈluː.siːn/
  • Rhymes: -uːsiːn

Noun

leucine (countable and uncountable, plural leucines)

  1. (biochemistry) An essential amino acid, C6H13NO2, isomeric with isoleucine, found in most animal proteins; it is essential for growth in children.

Synonyms

  • Leu

Derived terms

  • acetylleucine
  • leucine zipper

Translations

French

Noun

leucine f (plural leucines)

  1. leucine

Further reading

  • “leucine”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Italian

Noun

leucine f

  1. plural of leucina

Anagrams

  • enuclei

Source: wiktionary.org