Search Details
Word: cadaverine
(lookup usage)
(lookup stats)
Meaning:
Noun:
- A foul-smelling diamine produced by protein hydrolysis during putrefaction of animal tissue. Cadaverine is a toxic diamine with the formula NH2(CH2)5NH2. Cadaverine is also known by the names 1,5-pentanediamine and pentamethylenediamine.
Source: Wiktionary
| Src Info »