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spermidine

US/ˈspɝ.mə.din/

spermidine noun: the triamine N-(3-aminopropyl)butane-1,4-diamine, originally obtained from semen, that is involved in cell metabolism.

Noun

spermidine (countable and uncountable, plural spermidines)

  1. The triamine N-(3-aminopropyl)butane-1,4-diamine, originally obtained from semen, that is involved in cell metabolism.

Forms of spermidine

pluralspermidines

Origin of spermidine

From sperm + -idine.

Words formed from spermidine

Questions about spermidine

What does spermidine mean?
Spermidine means the triamine N-(3-aminopropyl)butane-1,4-diamine, originally obtained from semen, that is involved in cell metabolism.
What part of speech is spermidine?
Spermidine is a noun.
How do you pronounce spermidine?
Spermidine is pronounced /ˈspɝ.mə.din/ (US).
What is the plural of spermidine?
The plural of spermidine is spermidines.

Words near spermidine in the dictionary

  1. spermicidal
  2. spermicidals
  3. spermicide
  4. spermicides
  5. spermidia
  6. spermidine
  7. spermidines
  8. spermidium
  9. spermiducal
  10. spermiduct
  11. spermiducts

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