"putrescine" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: putrescines [plural]
Etymology: From Latin pūtrēscō (“to rot”) + + -ine. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|pūtrēscō||to rot}} Latin pūtrēscō (“to rot”), {{suffix|en||ine}} + -ine Head templates: {{en-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. Wikipedia link: putrescine Tags: countable, uncountable Synonyms: tetramethylenediamine, putrescin, putrescene

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