ornithine

ornithine
/awr"neuh theen'/, n. Biochem.
an amino acid, H2N(CH2)3CH(NH2)COOH, obtained by the hydrolysis of arginine and occurring as an intermediate compound in the urea cycle of mammals.
[1880-85; ornith(uric acid), secreted by birds + -INE2]

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