Word
Ptomaine
How many syllables?
2 Syllables
How it's divided?
pto-maine
Definition
- n. - One of a class of animal bases or alkaloids formed in the
putrefaction of various kinds of albuminous matter, and closely related
to the vegetable alkaloids; a cadaveric poison. The ptomaines, as a
class, have their origin in dead matter, by which they are to be
distinguished from the leucomaines.
- noun - Any of various amines (such as putrescine or cadaverine) formed by the action of putrefactive bacteria
- noun - A term for food poisoning that is no longer in scientific use; food poisoning was once thought to be caused by ingesting ptomaines
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