__ acid (protein building block) Crossword Clue

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AMINO

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(noun)
1. the radical -NH2
(adjective)
1. pertaining to or containing any of a group of organic compounds of nitrogen derived from ammonia

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

PROTEIN (noun)
1. any of a large group of nitrogenous organic compounds that are essential constituents of living cells; consist of polymers of amino acids; essential in the diet of animals for growth and for repair of tissues; can be obtained from meat and eggs and milk and legumes
BUILDING (noun)
1. the commercial activity involved in repairing old structures or constructing new ones
2. the act of constructing something

Hint 3: Other Answers Used in the Past

Amino
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AMNIO

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18. Voices higher than tenors

19. Omani monarch

20. List of people someone is casually dating

22. Very in French

23. *Film fanatic

26. Gender-neutral pronoun

29. Carry- ___ (travel bags)

30. ___ Paulo Brazil

31. Teaser ads

33. Number below @

34. "Baby Shark Dance" and "Despacito" are the two most-watched ones of all time

38. ___ out (divvy up)

39. “Move it!”

40. Retina's organ

41. Your point is?

44. Awes

45. Openly affectionate couple

48. Granola bar grains

52. Hit movie franchise with blue people

53. Museum that's home to the Venus de Milo

55. Indigenous people of the North American Arctic

57. Make a donation that facilitates a transfusion

59. "Beauty and the Beast" protagonist

60. Sheep-related

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62. Queens-based MLB team

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64. Bear's lair

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2. Primate such as Zoboomafoo

3. Surface for playing board games

4. Volcanic flow

5. Couldn't agree more!

6. Knights title

7. Opening remarks

8. Eastern European country that declared its independence in 2008

9. A-lister, for example

10. Unwanted encroachment

11. Uncle, in Spanish

12. For sure!

15. Airport boarding areas

17. "I'm not lying"

21. Immoral act

23. "Stop being so nosy!" acronym

24. Laptop-cooling devices

25. Enemy

27. Like 4-Down

28. Bird related to the ostrich

31. Track-and-field event in which competitors have to clear a high bar

32. 'Just gimme a ___!'

33. Genre that emerged from contemporary R&B

34. Toy that goes up and down

35. Wedding promises

36. "As I see it," in a text

37. Morning moisture

38. Wilmington's state (Abbr.)

41. Let up

42. Minor piece of criticism

43. Mythical fire-breathing creature

46. Unholy things

47. Operate a motor vehicle

49. Steer clear of

50. Cliché in a movie or book

51. Car larger than a coupe

53. Give for a limited time

54. Follow orders

55. Tech giant that created the Selectric typewriter

56. Previously named, from the French for "born"

58. Compete

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