creatine

noun

cre·a·tine | \ ˈkrē-ə-ˌtēn

, -tᵊn\

Definition of creatine

: a white crystalline nitrogenous substance C₄H₉N₃O₂ found especially in the muscles of vertebrates either free or as phosphocreatine also : a synthetic usually hydrated form of creatine taken especially as a dietary supplement

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Teens and creatine One dietary supplement that can be particularly problematic for kids and teens is creatine, experts say. — NBC News, "Teenagers can be seriously harmed by dietary supplements," 5 June 2019 Liquid creatine usually falls short, Cooperman says. — Peter Andrey Smith, Outside Online, "Don't Trust the Label on Your Supplements," 5 July 2018 There was also creatine in the room, which dealers use to cut cocaine. — Jared Gilmour, miamiherald, "Cop ‘didn’t want to believe’ boyfriend sold crack. Drug scale by her bed was a clue, N.Y. cops say," 12 June 2018 Before the puck dropped, the Las Vegas band rolled out onto the ice to perform one of their ubiquitous songs that sounds like AC/DC had a kid with Fall Out Boy, and then that kid got really into lifting and ingesting creatine. — Charlotte Wilder, SI.com, "Imagine Dragons Fires Up Hometown Crowd Before Game 2 of Stanley Cup Final," 31 May 2018 He was not released until his levels of CPK -- creatine phosphokinase, an enzyme that leaks into the blood when muscle tissue is damaged -- were normal. — Daniella Emanuel, CNN, "Why intense workouts are leading to a life-threatening condition," 9 Mar. 2018 My blood during that window is teeming with creatine and potassium. — Zachary Lewis, cleveland.com, "New Blueprint for Athletes service reveals fitness truths at the cellular level: Stretching Out," 6 Feb. 2018 For example, anything with caffeine, such as caffeinated soda and coffee, sports products such as bars, gels and sports drinks, along with creatine, guarana, root and taurine are banned. — Alec Johnson, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Pewaukee middle, high school students enjoying new mountain biking program," 29 Sep. 2017 Doctors measure kidney function by testing blood and urine for creatine, a waste product generated by normal muscle breakdown. — Jayme Deerwester, USA TODAY, "How Selena Gomez's lupus led to a kidney transplant," 14 Sep. 2017

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