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polyamine

polyamine noun: any compound having more than one amino functional group; especially such compounds formed by decomposition of proteins, and especially those that have more than two amino groups.

Noun

polyamine (plural polyamines)

  1. Any compound having more than one amino functional group; especially such compounds formed by decomposition of proteins, and especially those that have more than two amino groups.

Forms of polyamine

pluralpolyamines

Origin of polyamine

From poly- + -amine.

Words formed from polyamine

Phrases with polyamine

Questions about polyamine

What does polyamine mean?
Polyamine means any compound having more than one amino functional group; especially such compounds formed by decomposition of proteins, and especially those that have more than two amino groups.
What part of speech is polyamine?
Polyamine is a noun.
What is the plural of polyamine?
The plural of polyamine is polyamines.

Words near polyamine in the dictionary

  1. polyaminate
  2. polyaminated
  3. polyaminates
  4. polyamination
  5. polyaminations
  6. polyamine
  7. polyamine oxidase
  8. polyamine oxidases
  9. polyaminergic
  10. polyamines
  11. polyaminoacid

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