Arg

Arg

1. (biochemistry) IUPAC 3-letter abbreviation of arginine

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Arg n (genitive Args, no plural)

1. (dated) malice, wickedness, falsehood, deceit

   Synonyms: Boshaftigkeit, Falschheit

Usage restricted to a few set expressions and compound forms:

Er ist ohne Arg. ― He is without malice.

Es ist kein Arg an/in ihm. ― There is no malice about/in him.

arglos ― harmless

Capitalized Arg- with any ending other than -s is in fact the (nominalized) adjective arg, for example:

im Argen liegen ― to be in disorder

• arglos (“harmless”)
• Arglist (“bad faith”)
• Argwohn (“mistrust”)

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