heterocyclic amine
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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
First Known Use of HETEROCYCLIC AMINE
1984
heterocyclic amine
noun (Medical Dictionary)Medical Definition of HETEROCYCLIC AMINE
: an amine containing one or more closed rings of carbon and nitrogen; especially : any of various carcinogenic amines that are formed when creatine or creatinine reacts with free amino acids and sugar in meat cooked at high temperature—abbreviation HCA
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