putrescine
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English[edit]
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Etymology[edit]
From Latin pūtrēscō (“to rot”) + + -ine.
Noun[edit]
putrescine (countable and uncountable, plural putrescines)
- A diamine, NH2(CH2)4NH2 (1,4-diaminobutane or butanediamine), produced by the breakdown of amino acids in living and dead organisms.
- Coordinate term: cadaverine