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cadaverine

/kəˈdævəɹɪn/

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

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.
    • Fragrant gasses such as cadaverine and putrescine are treated with a biofilter before being released.2022 December 5, Caitlin Doughty, “If You Want to Give Something Back to Nature, Give Your Body”, in The New York Times, →ISSN
    Synonyms:
    1,5-pentanediamine, pentamethylenediamine

cadaverine meaning in Tamil, Arabic and Indonesian

cadaverine in Tamil

காலரா நுண்ணுயிர் நச்சு

cadaverine in Arabic

foul-smelling diamine
كادافيرين kadafirin

cadaverine in Indonesian

foul-smelling diamine
cadaverina

Synonyms of cadaverine

Forms of cadaverine

pluralcadaverines
alternative formcadaverin

Origin of cadaverine

From Latin cadāver (“corpse”) + -ine, equivalent to cadaver + -ine.

Questions about cadaverine

What does cadaverine mean?
Cadaverine means a foul-smelling diamine produced by protein hydrolysis during putrefaction of animal tissue. Cadaverine is a toxic diamine with the formula NH₂(CH₂)₅NH₂.
What is cadaverine in Tamil?
Cadaverine in Tamil is காலரா நுண்ணுயிர் நச்சு. See Cadaverine meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is cadaverine?
Cadaverine is a noun.
How do you pronounce cadaverine?
Cadaverine is pronounced /kəˈdævəɹɪn/.
What is the plural of cadaverine?
The plural of cadaverine is cadaverines.

Words near cadaverine in the dictionary

  1. cadaveric alkaloids
  2. cadaveric spasm
  3. cadaveric spasms
  4. cadaverically
  5. cadaverin
  6. cadaverine
  7. cadaverines
  8. cadaverise
  9. cadaverised
  10. cadaverises
  11. cadaverising

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