cadaverine

2 definitions found

cadaverine - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Cadaverine \Ca*dav"er*ine\, n. Also Cadaverin \Ca*dav"er*in\ .
     [From Cadaver and amine.] (Chem.)
     A sirupy, nontoxic ptomaine, H2N.(CH2)5.NH2 (chemically
     pentamethylene diamine), formed in putrefaction of flesh,
     etc.
     [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]

cadaverine - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  cadaverine
      n 1: a colorless toxic ptomaine with an unpleasant odor formed
           during the putrefaction of animal tissue