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cadaverine

[ kuh-dav-uh-reen ]

noun

, Biochemistry.
  1. a colorless, viscous, toxic ptomaine, C 5 H 14 N 2 , having an offensive odor, formed by the action of bacilli on meat, fish, and other protein: used in polymerization and biological research.


cadaverine

/ kəˈdævəˌriːn /

noun

  1. a toxic diamine with an unpleasant smell, produced by protein hydrolysis during putrefaction of animal tissue. Formula: NH 2 (CH 2 ) 5 NH 2
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of cadaverine1

First recorded in 1885–90; cadaver + -ine 2
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Example Sentences

The precipitate contains the picrate of trimethylenediamine, mixed with the picrates of cadaverine and creatinine.

Cadaverine forms well-defined crystalline salts as well as compounds with metals.

The filtrate contains the cadaverine compound; this latter is recovered by evaporating off the ether-alcohol.

As stated before, it is less soluble in alcohol than the corresponding compound of cadaverine.

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