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putrescine

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pu·tres·cine   (pyōō-trěs'ēn)   
n.  A colorless, foul-smelling ptomaine, NH2(CH2)4NH2, produced in decaying animal tissue by the decarboxylation of ornithine.

[Latin putrēscere, to rot; see putrescent + -ine2.]
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Main Entry: pu·tres·cine
Pronunciation: -'tres-"En
Function: noun
: a crystalline slightly poisonous ptomaineC4H12N2 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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putrescine pu·tres·cine (py&oomacr;-trěs'ēn)
n.
A crystalline, slightly poisonous, colorless, foul-smelling ptomaine produced by the decarboxylation of ornithine, especially in decaying animal tissue.

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