putrescine
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noun \-ˈtre-ˌsēn\Definition of PUTRESCINE
: a crystalline slightly poisonous ptomaine C4H12N2 that occurs in small amounts in virtually all living things
Origin of PUTRESCINE
International Scientific Vocabulary, from Latin putrescere
First Known Use: 1887
pu·tres·cine
noun \-ˈtres-ˌēn\ (Medical Dictionary)Medical Definition of PUTRESCINE
: a crystalline slightly poisonous ptomaine C4H12N2 that is formed by decarboxylation of ornithine, occurs widely but in small amounts in living things, and is found especially in putrid flesh
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