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Definition of: protamine
(prō′tə·mēn, -min) noun Biochem.
One of a class of strongly basic simple proteins, uncoagulable by heat, soluble in ammonia, and yielding a few amino acids when hydrolyzed. Also pro′ta·min (-min). [<PROT- + -AMINE]
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