Protein-building acid
The crossword clue "Protein-building acid" is answered by AMINO, a 5-letter entry. Used 32 times across 21 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1997. It appears in 10 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
AMINO
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the AMINO answer page.
Used 32 times across 21 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1997. It appears in 10 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other clues for AMINO
Every other clue in this collection answered by AMINO, most used first.
- Acid type - used 134 times, most recently in 2026
- ___ acids - used 106 times, most recently in 2026
- Type of acid - used 60 times, most recently in 2024
- Essential ___ acids - used 46 times, most recently in 2026
- Acid in proteins - used 44 times, most recently in 2026
- ___ acid (protein component) - used 29 times, most recently in 2026
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