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Meaning of CADAVERINE

Pronunciation:  ku'davu`reen

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  a colorless toxic ptomaine with an unpleasant odor formed during the putrefaction of animal tissue
 
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 See Also: ptomain, ptomaine

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Ca*dav"er*ine\, n. Also -in \-in\ . [From
{Cadaver}.] (Chem.)
A sirupy, nontoxic ptomaine, {C5H14N2} (chemically
pentamethylene diamine), formed in putrefaction of flesh,
etc.
 

 

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