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deprotamination

deprotamination noun: the loss of protamines from spermatozoa typically due to freeze-thawing.

Noun

deprotamination (uncountable)

  1. The loss of protamines from spermatozoa typically due to freeze-thawing

Origin of deprotamination

From de- + protamination.

Questions about deprotamination

What does deprotamination mean?
Deprotamination means the loss of protamines from spermatozoa typically due to freeze-thawing.
What part of speech is deprotamination?
Deprotamination is a noun.

Words near deprotamination in the dictionary

  1. deproscribes
  2. deproscribing
  3. deproscription
  4. deprostil
  5. deprostrate
  6. deprotamination
  7. deprotect
  8. deprotectant
  9. deprotectants
  10. deprotected
  11. deprotecting

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