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protamine sulfate

protamine sulfate noun: a mixture of sulfates of protamines obtained from the sperm or testes of fish, which can be used to neutralize the anticoagulant effect of heparin.

Noun

protamine sulfate (countable and uncountable, plural protamine sulfates)

  1. A mixture of sulfates of protamines obtained from the sperm or testes of fish, which can be used to neutralize the anticoagulant effect of heparin.

Forms of protamine sulfate

pluralprotamine sulfates

Questions about protamine sulfate

What does protamine sulfate mean?
Protamine sulfate means a mixture of sulfates of protamines obtained from the sperm or testes of fish, which can be used to neutralize the anticoagulant effect of heparin.
What part of speech is protamine sulfate?
Protamine sulfate is a noun.
What is the plural of protamine sulfate?
The plural of protamine sulfate is protamine sulfates.

Words near protamine sulfate in the dictionary

  1. protaminated
  2. protaminates
  3. protaminating
  4. protamination
  5. protamine
  6. protamine sulfate
  7. protamines
  8. protaminization
  9. protaminize
  10. protaminized
  11. protamins

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