Creatin

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Creatin \Cre"a*tin\ (kr?"?-t?n), n. [Gr. ??? flesh.] (Physiol.
     Chem.)
     A white, crystalline, nitrogenous substance found abundantly
     in muscle tissue. [Written also {kreatine}.]
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  creatin
       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 [syn: {creatine}]