putrescine
pu·tres·cine
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
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