Polyamine Definition

pŏlē-ə-mēn, -ămēn
noun
Any of a group of organic compounds, such as spermine and spermidine, composed of only carbon, nitrogen, and hydrogen and containing two or more amino groups.
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Other Word Forms of Polyamine

Noun

Singular:
polyamine
Plural:
polyamines

Origin of Polyamine

  • From poly- +"Ž amine

    From Wiktionary

Polyamine Sentence Examples

  • Study commissioned following imposition of stricter conditions of use on polyamine flocculants in public water supplies.

  • Both substances were present as contaminants in polyamine flocculants and could theoretically arise in drinking water.

  • Recently, transgenic rice modulated in the polyamine biosynthetic pathway has been found to be drought tolerant [2, 3] .

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Words Starting With

PPOPOL

Words Ending With

ENEINE

Unscrambles

polyamine

Words Starting With P and Ending With E

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9 Letter Words9 Letter Words Starting With P9 Letter Words Ending With E