heterocyclic amine
heterocyclic amine
nounDefinition of HETEROCYCLIC AMINE
: an amine containing one or more closed rings of carbon and nitrogen; especially : any of various carcinogenic amines formed when creatine or creatinine reacts with free amino acids and sugar in meat cooked at high temperatures
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1984
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