octopine
octopine noun: an analog of lactic acid, derived from the amino acids arginine and alanine, first isolated from the muscle tissue of octopus species.
Noun
octopine (plural octopines)
Adjective
octopine (comparative more octopine, superlative most octopine)
- Of, pertaining to, or resembling an octopus or octopuses; octopuslike.
- ...but the Captain preferred to swing himself onto one of the octopine branches with a whirl of large wild legs worthy of a chimpanzee.1914, Gilbert Keith Chesterton, The Flying Inn, page 266
- Synonyms:
- list in octopuslike
Synonyms of octopine
- D-octopine
- list in octopuslike
Forms of octopine
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | octopines |
| Adjective | |
| comparative | more octopine |
| superlative | most octopine |
Origin of octopine
Octopus octopodia (the common octopus) + -ine (chemically basic or alkaloidal substance)
From octop(us) + -ine.
Words formed from octopine
- lysopine
- octopine dehydrogenase
Questions about octopine
- What does octopine mean?
- Octopine means an analog of lactic acid, derived from the amino acids arginine and alanine, first isolated from the muscle tissue of octopus species.
- What part of speech is octopine?
- Octopine can be a noun or an adjective.
- What is the plural of octopine?
- The plural of octopine is octopines.
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