putrescines

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A form of putrescine — A diamine, NH₂(CH₂)₄NH₂ (1,4-diaminobutane or butanediamine), produced by the breakdown of amino acids in living and dead organisms.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of putrescine
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