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adj
Of, pertaining to, or resembling an octopus or octopuses; octopuslike.
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noun
An analog of lactic acid, derived from the amino acids arginine and alanine, first isolated from the muscle tissue of octopus species.
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Topics: biochemistry, biology, chemistry, microbiology, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
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History
From octop(us) + -ine.
Octopus octopodia (the common octopus) + -ine (chemically basic or alkaloidal substance)
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