polyamine

English

Etymology

poly- +‎ -amine

Noun

polyamine (plural polyamines)

1. (organic chemistry) any compound having many (more than three) amino functional groups; especially such compounds formed by decomposition of proteins

Derived terms

• acetylpolyamine
• acylpolyamine
• polyamine oxidase

French

Noun

polyamine f (plural polyamines)

1. polyamine

Further reading

• “polyamine”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.