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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Creatin \Cre"a*tin\ (kr?"?-t?n), noun [Gr. ??? flesh.] (Physiol. Chem.) A white, crystalline, nitrogenous substance found abundantly in muscle tissue. [Written also {kreatine}.]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
creatin
noun: an amino acid that does not occur in proteins but is found in the muscle tissue of vertebrates both in the free form and as phosphocreatine; supplies energy for muscle contraction [syn: {creatine}]
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