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putrescin

putrescin is the alternative spelling 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

Forms of putrescin

pluralputrescins

Questions about putrescin

What is putrescin the alternative spelling of?
Putrescin is the alternative spelling of putrescine.

Words near putrescin in the dictionary

  1. putrescenes
  2. putrescent
  3. putrescently
  4. putresces
  5. putrescible
  6. putrescin
  7. putrescine
  8. putrescines
  9. putrescing
  10. putrescins
  11. putrid

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