polyamine

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.

Noun

  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.

Origin

From poly- + -amine.

Forms

polyamines

Related

polyaminopolycarboxylic acid polyaminosaccharide

Derived

acetylpolyamine acylpolyamine polyamine oxidase polyaminergic