cadaverine

(-ər ēn′, -ər in)

noun

a colorless, putrid-smelling, liquid ptomaine, NH(CH)NH, produced by the action of microorganisms on proteins, as in decaying flesh

Origin: cadaver + -ine

See cadaverine in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
A syrupy, colorless, fuming ptomaine, C5H14N2, formed by the carboxylation of lysine by bacteria in decaying animal flesh.

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