cadaverine
ca·dav·er·ine
noun \kə-ˈda-və-ˌrēn\Definition of CADAVERINE
: a syrupy colorless poisonous ptomaine C5H14N2 formed by decarboxylation of lysine especially in putrefaction of flesh
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1887
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