neuridine
/ˈnjʊərɪdiːn/Biochemistry. Now historical
noun
A polyamine isolated from putrefying animal tissue.
Origin
Late 19th century; earliest use found in Journal of the Chemical Society. From neuro- + -idine, after German Neuridin (L. Brieger 1884, in Berichte der Deutsch. Chemical Ges. 17 515.