Cadaverine \Ca*dav"er*ine\, n. Also Cadaverin \Ca*dav"er*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]