cadaverine
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See also: cadavérine
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Latin cadāver (“corpse”) + -ine, equivalent to cadaver + -ine.
Pronunciation
Noun
cadaverine (countable and uncountable, plural cadaverines)
- A foul-smelling diamine produced by protein hydrolysis during putrefaction of animal tissue. Cadaverine is a toxic diamine with the formula NH2(CH2)5NH2.
- Coordinate term: putrescine
- 2022 December 5, Caitlin Doughty, “If You Want to Give Something Back to Nature, Give Your Body”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:
- Fragrant gasses such as cadaverine and putrescine are treated with a biofilter before being released.
Synonyms
Translations
foul-smelling diamine
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Italian
Noun
cadaverine f
- plural of cadaverina