PUTRESCINE


Meaning of PUTRESCINE in English

n.

Pronunciation: - ' tre- ˌ s ē n

Function: noun

Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary, from Latin putrescere

Date: 1887

: a crystalline slightly poisonous ptomaine C 4 H 12 N 2 that occurs in small amounts in virtually all living things

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