polyamine

[ pol-ee-uh-meen, -am-in ]
/ ˌpɒl i əˈmin, -ˈæm ɪn /

noun Chemistry.

a compound containing more than one amino group.

Origin of polyamine

First recorded in 1860–65; poly- + -amine

Words nearby polyamine

polyadenylic acid, polyadic, polyalcohol, polyalphabetic substitution, polyamide, polyamine, polyamorous, polyamory, polyandric, polyandrist, polyandrous

Medical definitions for polyamine

polyamine
[ pŏl′ē-ə-mēn′, -ăm′ēn ]

n.

Any of a group of organic compounds that contain two or more amino groups.