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putrescine
pu·tres·cine [ pyoo tré sn, pyoo tréssin ]


noun 
Definition:
 
compound produced by decaying flesh: a colorless crystalline compound ptomaine. Source: decaying animal tissue. C4H12N2
[Late 19th century. < Latin putrescere (see putrescent)]
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