nonessential amino acid

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Definition of nonessential amino acid

: any of various amino acids that are required for normal health and growth, that can be synthesized within the body or derived in the body from essential amino acids, and that include alanine, asparagine, aspartic acid, cystine, glutamic acid, glutamine, glycine, proline, serine, and tyrosine — compare essential amino acid

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nonessential amino acid

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Medical Definition of nonessential amino acid

: any of various amino acids that are required for normal health and growth, which can be synthesized within the body or derived in the body from essential amino acids, and which include alanine, asparagine, aspartic acid, cysteine, glutamic acid, glutamine, glycine, proline, serine, and tyrosine — compare essential amino acid

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