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promine definition

☆ pro·mine (prō′mēn′, -min)

noun

a substance found in animal cells in minute amounts, that promotes growth and cell division

Etymology: < prom(ote) + -ine

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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