spermine

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noun

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

OriginEnglish sperm ← Middle English sperme →
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Meanings

nounspermine (countable and uncountable, plural spermines)

plural spermines

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

Origin

  1. Middle Englishsperme
  2. Englishsperm
  3. Englishspermine

From sperm + -ine.

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Translations

Finnish spermiini
  • spermiinipolyamine
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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