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Valine vs Saline - What's the difference?

valine | saline |

As nouns the difference between valine and saline

is that valine is an essential amino acid 2-amino-3-methylbutanoic acid found in most animal proteins while saline is water containing dissolved salt.

As an adjective saline is

containing salt; salty.

valine

English

(wikipedia valine)

Noun

  • (amino acid, organic compound, ) An essential amino acid 2-amino-3-methylbutanoic acid found in most animal proteins.

    • Synonyms

    * Val

    Derived terms

    * norvaline

    Anagrams

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    saline

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Containing salt; salty.
  • Resembling salt.
    • a saline taste

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Water containing dissolved salt.
  • A salt spring; a place where salt water is collected in the earth.

    • Synonyms

    * saline solution

    Derived terms

    * normal saline

    Anagrams

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