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noun
A diamine, NH2(CH2)4NH2 (1,4-diaminobutane or butanediamine), produced by the breakdown of amino acids in living and dead organisms.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
a colorless crystalline ptomaine with a foul odor that is produced in decaying animal matter
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: ptomaine, ptomain
History
From Latin pūtrēscō (“to rot”) + + -ine.
