putrescine
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of putrescine
C20: from Latin putrescere + -ine ²
Example Sentences
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Not everyone wants to sniff the compounds known as putrescine and cadaverine — this particular sample isn’t as awful as you might think — but many eagerly take part in the final display.
From New York Times ● Apr. 26, 2023
In module I, glucose is converted to the molecule putrescine, by metabolic steps in the mitochondrion and cytosolic fluid.
From Nature ● Sep. 1, 2020
Divide the flowers into two groups, and while wearing eye protection and gloves, spray one group with a solution of either putrescine or cadaverine.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2015
The polyamines putrescine and cadaverine, which are the products of protein breakdown after animal death, are the source of the pungent smell of decaying meat.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2015
Possible scents include two byproducts of decomposition: putrescine and cadaverine.
From Slate ● Apr. 20, 2012
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