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Noun: cadaverine  ku'da-vu,reen
  1. A colourless toxic ptomaine with an unpleasant odour formed during the putrefaction of animal tissue
    "Cadaverine contributes to the foul smell of decaying flesh"

Derived forms: cadaverines

Type of: ptomain, ptomaine

Encyclopedia: Cadaverine