Putrescine Definition

pyo͝o-trĕsēn
noun
A foul-smelling compound, NH2(CH2)4NH2, produced by bacterial fermentation of protein and in the normal metabolism of mammals: it is a precursor of spermine.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Putrescine

Noun

Singular:
putrescine
Plural:
putrescines

Origin of Putrescine

  • Latin putrēscere to rot putrescent –ine

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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