Cadaverine

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Cadaverine \Ca*dav"er*ine\, n. Also Cadaverin \Ca*dav"er*in\ .
     [From {Cadaver} and amine.] (Chem.)
     A sirupy, nontoxic ptomaine, {H2N.(CH2)5.NH2} (chemically
     {pentamethylene diamine}), formed in putrefaction of flesh,
     etc.
     [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  cadaverine
       n : a colorless toxic ptomaine with an unpleasant odor formed
           during the putrefaction of animal tissue