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spermidine

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sper·mi·dine  (spûrm-dn)
n.
A polyamine compound, C7H19N3, found in ribosomes and living tissues and having various metabolic functions. It was originally isolated from semen.
[sperm(i)- + -id(e) + -ine.]
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