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Webster 1913 Edition

Protamin

Pro′ta-min

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Noun.
[Gr.
πρῶτοσ
first.]
(Physiol. Chem.)
An amorphous nitrogenous substance found in the spermatic fluid of salmon. It is soluble in water, which an alkaline reaction, and unites with acids and metallic bases.

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