ptomaine
Noun
Meaning
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.
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ptomain
ptomaine poisoning
disease
amine
condition
compound
disorder
poison
poisoning
complaint
arsenic
cyanide
antimony
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