H2NCH25NH2

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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]