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putrescines

putrescines is the plural 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 putrescines

What is putrescines the plural of?
Putrescines is the plural of putrescine.

Words near putrescines in the dictionary

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

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