"spermine" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: spermines [plural]
Etymology: From sperm + -ine. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|sperm|ine}} sperm + -ine Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} spermine (countable and uncountable, plural spermines)
  1. (organic chemistry) A polyamine, N,N'-bis(3-aminopropyl) butane-1,4-diamine, originally extracted from sperm, that is involved in cellular metabolism. Wikipedia link: spermine Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Organic compounds Derived forms: thermospermine Translations (polyamine): spermiini (Finnish)

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