What does "polyamine" mean?

Any compound having more than one amino functional group; especially such compounds formed by decomposition of proteins, and especially those that have more than two amino groups.

Polyamine

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1
Any compound having more than one amino functional group; especially such compounds formed by decomposition of proteins, and especially those that have more than two amino groups.

Etymology

From poly- + -amine.

Related phrases

polyamine oxidase functional group

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