Meanings
octopine1
plural octopines
- biochemistryAn analog of lactic acid, derived from the amino acids arginine and alanine, first isolated from the muscle tissue of octopus species.
Synonyms: D-octopine
octopine2
comparative more octopine · superlative most octopine
- Of, pertaining to, or resembling an octopus or octopuses; octopuslike.
...but the Captain preferred to swing himself onto one of the octopine branches with a whirl of large wild legs worthy of a chimpanzee.
1914, Gilbert Keith Chesterton, The Flying Inn, page 266Synonyms: list in octopuslike
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAn analog of lactic acid, derived from the amino acids arginine and alanine, first isolated from the muscle tissue of octopus species.
adjectiveOf, pertaining to, or resembling an octopus or octopuses; octopuslike.
Origin
octopine · noun
Octopus octopodia (the common octopus) + -ine (chemically basic or alkaloidal substance)
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian октопин
- октопин (oktopin)analog of lactic acid
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