aaptamine

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noun

A marine alkaloid which is a secondary metabolite isolated from the sponge Aaptos.

OriginEnglish amine ← Latin ammoniacus ← Ancient Greek Ᾰ̓́μμων (Ắmmōn) →
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Meanings

nounaaptamine (countable and uncountable, plural aaptamines)

plural aaptamines

  1. countableuncountablechemistryA marine alkaloid which is a secondary metabolite isolated from the sponge Aaptos.

Origin

  1. taxonomic nameAaptos
  2. Ancient GreekᾸ̓́μμων (Ắmmōn)
  3. LatinAmmōn
  4. Latinammoniacus
  5. Englishammonia
  6. Englishamine
  7. Englishaaptamine

From taxonomic name Aaptos + English -amine. First attested in 1982.

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APA

aaptamine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aaptamine

MLA

“aaptamine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aaptamine. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “aaptamine,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aaptamine.

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