cadaverine

English

Etymology

From Latin cadāver (corpse) + -ine.

Noun

cadaverine (countable and uncountable, plural cadaverines)

  1. A foul-smelling diamine produced by protein hydrolysis during putrefaction of animal tissue. Cadaverine is a toxic diamine with the formula NH2(CH2)5NH2.

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Italian

Noun

cadaverine f

  1. plural of cadaverina
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