octopine

Etymology 1
Octopus octopodia (the common octopus) + -ine (chemically basic or alkaloidal substance)

Noun



 * 1)  An analog of lactic acid, derived from the amino acids arginine and alanine, first isolated from the muscle tissue of octopus species.

Adjective

 * Of, pertaining to, or resembling an octopus or octopuses; octopuslike.

Synonyms

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