(definition) by Webster 1913 Wed Dec 22 1999 at 2:23:17

Pu*tres"cin (?), n. Physiol. Chem.

A nontoxic diamine, C4H12N2, formed in the putrefaction of the flesh of mammals and some other animals.

 

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