protamine
[ proh-tuh-meen, pro-tam-in ]
nounBiochemistry.
any of a group of arginine-rich, strongly basic proteins that are not coagulated by heat, occurring primarily in the sperm of fish.
Origin of protamine
1Words Nearby protamine
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British Dictionary definitions for protamine
protamine
/ (ˈprəʊtəˌmiːn) /
noun
any of a group of basic simple proteins that occur, in association with nucleic acids, in the sperm of some fish
Origin of protamine
1C19: from German: see proto-, amine
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