pentamethylenediamine

[ pen-tuh-meth-uh-leen-dahy-uh-meen, -min, -dahy-uh-meen ]

noun

, Biochemistry.

1. cadaverine.

Word History and Origins

Origin of pentamethylenediamine¹

penta- + methylene + diamine

Example Sentences

Stadthagen and Brieger have also found, in a case of cystinuria diamines, chiefly pentamethylenediamine.

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