English Explanatory Dictionary

putrescine

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A diamine, NH₂(CH₂)₄NH₂ (1,4-diaminobutane or butanediamine), produced by the breakdown of amino acids in living and dead organisms.

Word forms

putrescine putrescines putrescin putrescene

Etymology

From Latin pūtrēscō (“to rot”) + + -ine.

Synonyms

tetramethylenediamine
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