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putrescein

putrescein is the misspelling of putrescine.

Meaning of putrescine

Noun

putrescine (countable and uncountable, plural putrescines)

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

Questions about putrescein

What is putrescein the misspelling of?
Putrescein is the misspelling of putrescine.

Words near putrescein in the dictionary

  1. putrefies
  2. putrefy
  3. putrefying
  4. putresce
  5. putresced
  6. putrescein
  7. putrescence
  8. putrescences
  9. putrescencies
  10. putrescency
  11. putrescene

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