| NOUN | substance | putrescine | a colorless crystalline ptomaine with a foul odor that is produced in decaying animal matter |
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| Meaning | A colorless crystalline ptomaine with a foul odor that is produced in decaying animal matter. | |
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| Broader | ptomaine, ptomain | Any of various amines (such as putrescine or cadaverine) formed by the action of putrefactive bacteria |
| Spanish | putrescina | |
| Catalan | putrescina | |
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