cadaverine

[ kuh-dav-uh-reen ]

/ kəˈdæv əˌrin /

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noun Biochemistry.

a colorless, viscous, toxic ptomaine, C5H14N2, having an offensive odor, formed by the action of bacilli on meat, fish, and other protein: used in polymerization and biological research.

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Also called pentamethylenediamine.

Origin of cadaverine

First recorded in 1885–90; cadaver + -ine²

Words nearby cadaverine

cadaga, cadaster, cadastral, cadastre, cadaver, cadaverine, cadaverous, Cadbury, CAD/CAM, caddice, caddicefly

How to use cadaverine in a sentence

The precipitate contains the picrate of trimethylenediamine, mixed with the picrates of cadaverine and creatinine.
Poisons: Their Effects and Detection|Alexander Wynter Blyth
Cadaverine forms well-defined crystalline salts as well as compounds with metals.
Poisons: Their Effects and Detection|Alexander Wynter Blyth
The filtrate contains the cadaverine compound; this latter is recovered by evaporating off the ether-alcohol.
Poisons: Their Effects and Detection|Alexander Wynter Blyth
As stated before, it is less soluble in alcohol than the corresponding compound of cadaverine.
Poisons: Their Effects and Detection|Alexander Wynter Blyth

British Dictionary definitions for cadaverine

cadaverine

/ (kəˈdævəˌriːn) /

noun

a toxic diamine with an unpleasant smell, produced by protein hydrolysis during putrefaction of animal tissue. Formula: NH 2 (CH 2) 5 NH 2

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