octopine

== English == === Etymology 1 === Octopus octopodia (the common octopus) + -ine (chemically basic or alkaloidal substance) ==== Noun ==== octopine (plural octopines) (biochemistry) An analog of lactic acid, derived from the amino acids arginine and alanine, first isolated from the muscle tissue of octopus species. ===== Synonyms ===== D-octopine ===== Derived terms ===== ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== octopamine (confused with) === Etymology 2 === From octop(us) +‎ -ine. ==== Adjective ==== octopine (comparative more octopine, superlative most octopine) Of, pertaining to, or resembling an octopus or octopuses; octopuslike. ===== Synonyms ===== see list in octopuslike === Anagrams === ectopion