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When rats die what smell is it?

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Anonymous

14y ago
Updated: 8/19/2019

Bad.

If you're asking what compounds cause the smell of a dead and decomposing body (rat or otherwise), there are lots of them. Two particularly foul ones go by names suggesting their odors: cadaverine and putrescine. Both of these are diamines. Amines in general have a reputation for smelling bad.

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