PEPTOTOXINE

Pep`to*tox"ine, n. Etym: [Peptone + toxic + -ine.] (Physiol. Chem.)

Definition: A toxic alkaloid found occasionally associated with the peptones formed from fibrin by pepsinhydrochloric acid.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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SALAD

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