putrescine
/ (pjuːˈtrɛsiːn, -ɪn) /
Save This Word!
noun
a colourless crystalline amine produced by decaying animal matter; 1,4-diaminobutane. Formula: H 2 N(CH 2) 4 NH 2
QUIZZES
QUIZ YOURSELF ON “ITS” VS. “IT’S”!
Apostrophes can be tricky; prove you know the difference between it’s and its in this crafty quiz!
Question 1 of 12
On the farm, the feed for chicks is significantly different from the roosters’; ______ not even comparable.
Word Origin for putrescine
C20: from Latin putrescere + -ine ²
Words nearby putrescine
putrefactive, putrefy, putrescence, putrescent, putrescible, putrescine, putrid, put right, putrilage, putsch, putschist
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
Example sentences from the Web for putrescine
The best method of separating putrescine is the benzoyl chloride method already given.
Poisons: Their Effects and Detection|Alexander Wynter Blyth
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.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.