putrescine

(pyo̵̅o̅ tresēn, -in)

noun

a foul-smelling compound, NH(CH)NH, produced by bacterial fermentation of protein and in the normal metabolism of mammals: it is a precursor of spermine

Origin: < L putrescere (see putrescent) + -ine

See putrescine in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
A colorless, foul-smelling ptomaine, NH2(CH2)4NH2, produced in decaying animal tissue by the decarboxylation of ornithine.

Origin:

Origin: Latin putrēscere, to rot; see putrescent

Origin: + -ine2

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