putrescine

/ (pjuːˈtrɛsiːn, -ɪn) /

noun

a colourless crystalline amine produced by decaying animal matter; 1,4-diaminobutane. Formula: H 2 N(CH 2) 4 NH 2

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Word Origin for putrescine

C20: from Latin putrescere + -ine ²

Words nearby putrescine

putrefactive, putrefy, putrescence, putrescent, putrescible, putrescine, putrid, putrilage, putsch, putschist, putt
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Medical definitions for putrescine

putrescine
[ pyōō-trĕs′ēn ]

n.

A crystalline, slightly poisonous, colorless, foul-smelling ptomaine produced by the decarboxylation of ornithine, especially in decaying animal tissue.
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