spermine

English

Etymology

From sperm +‎ -ine.

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.

Derived terms

• thermospermine

Translations

polyamine

• Finnish: spermiini (fi)

Anagrams

• premines

Italian

Noun

spermine f

1. plural of spermina