SPERMINE

Etymology

Noun

spermine (countable and uncountable, plural spermines)

(organic compound) A polyamine, N,N'-bis(3-aminopropyl) butane-1,4-diamine, originally extracted from sperm, that is involved in cellular metabolism

Anagrams

• premines

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