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Webster 1913 Edition


Protamin

Pro′ta-min

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Noun.
[Gr.
πρῶτοσ
first.]
(Physiol. Chem.)
An amorphous nitrogenous substance found in the spermatic fluid of salmon. It is soluble in water, which an alkaline reaction, and unites with acids and metallic bases.

Definition 2024


protamin

protamin

English

Noun

protamin (plural protamins)

  1. (biochemistry) An amorphous nitrogenous substance found in the spermatic fluid of salmon. It is soluble in water, with an alkaline reaction, and unites with acids and metallic bases.