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putrescine
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pu·tres·cine  (py-trsn)
n.
A colorless, foul-smelling ptomaine, NH2(CH2)4NH2, produced in decaying animal tissue by the decarboxylation of ornithine.
[Latin putrscere, to rot; see putrescent + -ine.]
putrescine [pjuːˈtrɛsiːn -ɪn]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biochemistry) a colourless crystalline amine produced by decaying animal matter; 1,4-diaminobutane. Formula: H2N(CH2)4NH2
[from Latin putrescere + -ine2]
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Noun1.putrescine - a colorless crystalline ptomaine with a foul odor that is produced in decaying animal matter
ptomain, ptomaine - any of various amines (such as putrescine or cadaverine) formed by the action of putrefactive bacteria
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