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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A ptomaïne, tetramethylene diamine, C4H12N2. It has been found; in the urine in cases of cystinuria, where it is apparently formed in the tissues, and not as the result of bacterial activity. It is derived from ornithin, and thus from arginin. Originally found in putrefying cadavers.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Physiol. Chem.) A nontoxic diamine, C4H12N2, formed in the putrefaction of the flesh of mammals and some other animals.
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- noun Alternative spelling of
putrescine .
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hernesheir commented on the word putrescin
"Originally found in putrefying cadavers", the definition states. Now where is it found?
January 9, 2012