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putrescine definition

pu·tres·cine (pyo̵̅o̅ tres′ēn, -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

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

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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