Cadaverine

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A syrupy, colorless, fuming ptomaine, C5H14N2, formed by the carboxylation of lysine by bacteria in decaying animal flesh.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A foul-smelling diamine produced by protein hydrolysis during putrefaction of animal tissue. Cadaverine is a toxic diamine with the formula NH2(CH2)5NH2. Cadaverine is also known by the names 1,5-pentanediamine and pentamethylenediamine.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • A sirupy, nontoxic ptomaine, H2N.(CH2)5.NH2 (chemically pentamethylene diamine), formed in putrefaction of flesh, etc.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Same as cadaveric.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a colorless toxic ptomaine with an unpleasant odor formed during the putrefaction of animal tissue
    • Equivalent
    -in   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    ptomain    ptomaine   
    Variant
    pentamethylene diamine   
     
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