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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Cadaverine \Ca*dav"er*ine\, n. Also -in \-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]