English Explanatory Dictionary

spermine

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A polyamine, N,N'-bis(3-aminopropyl) butane-1,4-diamine, originally extracted from sperm, that is involved in cellular metabolism.

Word forms

spermine spermines

Etymology

From sperm + -ine.

Derived words

acetylspermine homospermine thermospermine
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