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A white, crystalline, nitrogenous substance found abundantly in muscle tissue.

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  1. n. A white, crystalline, nitrogenous substance found abundantly in muscle tissue.
  2. n. 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
  3. A white, crystalline, nitrogenous substance found abundantly in muscle tissue. [Written also kreatine.]
  4. A white, crystalline, nitrogenous substance found abundantly inmuscle tissue. [Written also kreatine.]
  5. n 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