protamine
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/ˈpɹəʊ.tə.miːn/
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/ˈpɹəʊ.tə.miːn/ · /ˈpɹoʊ.təˌmin/
Definition of protamine
1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
- Any of various strongly basic proteins of relatively low molecular weight that are rich in arginine and are found associated especially with DNA in place of histone in the sperm cells of various animals (such as fish).
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Etymology
From prot- (“original”) + -amine.
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3 words7-letter words
31 words- EMPORIA 11 pts
- MAINTOP 11 pts
- MANROPE 11 pts
- MEROPIA 11 pts
- PERMIAN 11 pts
- PIMENTO 11 pts
- PRIMATE 11 pts
- PROMINE 11 pts
- PTOMAIN 11 pts
- RAMPION 11 pts
- TAMPION 11 pts
- TIMPANO 11 pts
- TRIPMAN 11 pts
- TRIPMEN 11 pts
- AMNIOTE 9 pts
- ATROPIN 9 pts
- MINARET 9 pts
- MORAINE 9 pts
- OPERANT 9 pts
- PAINTER 9 pts
- PERTAIN 9 pts
- POINTER 9 pts
- PRONATE 9 pts
- PROTEAN 9 pts
- PROTEIN 9 pts
- RAIMENT 9 pts
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- TONEARM 9 pts
- TROPINE 9 pts
6-letter words
72 words- ARMPIT 10 pts
- IMPART 10 pts
- IMPONE 10 pts
- IMPORT 10 pts
- MOPIER 10 pts
- OPTIMA 10 pts
- OPTIME 10 pts
- PERMIT 10 pts
- PITMAN 10 pts
- PITMEN 10 pts
- POTMAN 10 pts
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- PREMAN 10 pts
- TAMPER 10 pts
- TAMPON 10 pts
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- AIRMEN 8 pts
- ANOMIE 8 pts
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- ENAMOR 8 pts
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- ETAMIN 8 pts
- IMARET 8 pts
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- PROTEA 8 pts
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- ORIENT 6 pts
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- RATINE 6 pts
- RATION 6 pts
- RETAIN 6 pts
- RETINA 6 pts
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5-letter words
93 words- IMPRO 9 pts
- MOPER 9 pts
- PRIMA 9 pts
- PRIME 9 pts
- PRIMO 9 pts
- PROEM 9 pts
- REMAP 9 pts
- AIMER 7 pts
- AMENT 7 pts
- AMINE 7 pts
- AMINO 7 pts
- AMNIO 7 pts
- AMORT 7 pts
- AMRIT 7 pts
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- APORT 7 pts
- APRON 7 pts
- APTER 7 pts
- ARMET 7 pts
- ARPEN 7 pts
- ATRIP 7 pts
- ENORM 7 pts
- INAPT 7 pts
- INARM 7 pts
- INEPT 7 pts
- MANOR 7 pts
- MATER 7 pts
- MATIN 7 pts
- MEANT 7 pts
- MENTA 7 pts
- MENTO 7 pts
- MERIT 7 pts
- METRO 7 pts
- MINAE 7 pts
- MINER 7 pts
- MINOR 7 pts
- MITER 7 pts
- MITRE 7 pts
- MOIRA 7 pts
- MOIRE 7 pts
- MONIE 7 pts
- MONTE 7 pts
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- PANTO 7 pts
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- PATIN 7 pts
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- PINOT 7 pts
- PINTA 7 pts
- PINTO 7 pts
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- PRONE 7 pts
- RAMEN 7 pts
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- ANTRE 5 pts
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- INTER 5 pts
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- NOTER 5 pts
- OATEN 5 pts
- OATER 5 pts
- ORATE 5 pts
- RATIO 5 pts
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