cadaverine Hear it!

cadaverine definition

ca·dav·er·ine (-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

Etymology: cadaver + -ine

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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