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From Latin cadāver (“corpse”) + -ine, equivalent to cadaver + -ine.
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cadaverine
Today it means: A foul-smelling diamine produced by protein hydrolysis during putrefaction of animal tissue. Cadaverine is a toxic diamine with the formula NH₂(CH₂)₅NH₂. Full definition →