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putrescine

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.41 in modern English

Syllables
pu-trescine
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A diamine, NH₂(CH₂)₄NH₂ (1,4-diaminobutane or butanediamine), produced by the breakdown of amino acids in living and dead organisms.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From Latin pūtrēscō (“to rot”) + + -ine.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

putrescines (plural) putrescin (alternative) putrescene (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

cadaverine

Synonyms

tetramethylenediamine

Questions

What does putrescine mean?
A diamine, NH₂(CH₂)₄NH₂ (1,4-diaminobutane or butanediamine), produced by the breakdown of amino acids in living and dead organisms.
Where does putrescine come from?
From Latin pūtrēscō (“to rot”) + + -ine.

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