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LEUCOMAINE
Etymology
Noun
leucomaine (plural leucomaines)
(biochemistry) An animal base or alkaloid, appearing in the tissue during life; hence, a vital alkaloid, as distinguished from a ptomaine or cadaveric poison.
Source: Wiktionary
Leu*co"ma*ine, n. Etym: [Leuco- + -maine, as in ptomaine.] (Physiol. Chem.)
Definition: An animal base or alkaloid, appearing in the tissue during life; hence, a vital alkaloid, as distinguished from a ptomaine or cadaveric poison.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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