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creatine

The origin and history of creatine.

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek kreas, meaning meat, using its genitive form kreatos, and adding the chemical suffix -ine. Despite the resemblance, the word is not related to the English word create.

Origin: Ancient Greek

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