English pronunciation · Words Starting with A
Amino-acid Pronunciation
Amino-acid is pronounced uh-MEE-noh-A-suhd, IPA /əˈminoʊ ˈæsəd/.
uh-MEE-noh-A-suhd
US /əˈminoʊ ˈæsəd/ · UK /əˈmiːnəʊ ˈæsɪd/
Syllables: uh · MEE · noh · A · suhd (5 syllables, stress on syllable 2)
phrase (noun): Any of the organic compounds that join together to build proteins.
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Amino-acid in a Sentence
- Lysine is an amino acid the body cannot make for itself.
- The supplement lists every amino acid on the back of the tub.
- Each amino acid in the chain changes how the protein folds.
Common Mispronunciations of Amino-acid
Not A-mi-noh A-sid
MEE is the loud beat of the first word, with a long ee rather than a short i. The chemical prefix amino and the word amine share that vowel.
Not uh-MY-noh A-suhd
An eye vowel there belongs to the older British reading, now largely retired. Modern dictionaries on both sides give MEE.
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