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spermidine

/ˈspɝ.mə.din/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.37 in modern English

Syllables
sper-mi-dine
IPA
/ˈspɝ.mə.din/
15
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The triamine N-(3-aminopropyl)butane-1,4-diamine, originally obtained from semen, that is involved in cell metabolism.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree Middle English sperme English sperm English -idine English spermidine From sperm + -idine.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈspɝ.mə.din/

Usage

Inflected Forms

spermidines (plural)

Derived Forms

acetylspermidine homospermidine norspermidine

Questions

How do you pronounce spermidine?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈspɝ.mə.din/.
What does spermidine mean?
The triamine N-(3-aminopropyl)butane-1,4-diamine, originally obtained from semen, that is involved in cell metabolism.
Where does spermidine come from?
Etymology tree Middle English sperme English sperm English -idine English spermidine From sperm + -idine.

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