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(n.) A white, crystalline, nitrogenous substance formed in the decomposition of albuminous matter by pancreatic digestion, by the action of boiling dilute sulphuric acid, and by putrefaction. It is also found as a constituent of various tissues and organs, as the spleen, pancreas, etc., and likewise in the vegetable kingdom. Chemically it is to be considered as amido-caproic acid.

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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Leucin'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​l/leucin.html. 1828.
 
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