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Meaning of cadaverine | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
/kəˈdævəɹɪn/

Definitions

A foul-smelling diamine produced by protein hydrolysis during putrefaction of animal tissue. Cadaverine is a toxic diamine with the formula NH₂(CH₂)₅NH₂.

countable, uncountable

Equivalents

العربية كادافيرين
Čeština kadaverin
Deutsch Cadaverin
Español cadaverina
Français cadavérine
Italiano cadaverina
日本語 カダベリン
Nederlands cadaverine
Polski kadaweryna
Português cadaverina
Русский кадавери́н

Examples

“Fragrant gasses such as cadaverine and putrescine are treated with a biofilter before being released.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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