ptomaine, ptomaine poisoning
(noun) a term for food poisoning that is no longer in scientific use; food poisoning was once thought to be caused by ingesting ptomaines
ptomaine, ptomain
(noun) any of various amines (such as putrescine or cadaverine) formed by the action of putrefactive bacteria
Source: WordNet® 3.1
ptomaine (countable and uncountable, plural ptomaines)
(chemistry) Any of various amines formed by putrefactive bacteria.
(dated) Food poisoning.
• antipoem
Source: Wiktionary
Pto"ma*ine, n. Etym: [From Gr. (Physiol. Chem.)
Definition: 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
27 April 2024
(adjective) remarkable or out of the ordinary in degree or magnitude or effect; “a great crisis”; “had a great stake in the outcome”
According to Guinness World Records, the largest iced coffee is 14,228.1 liters and was created by Caffé Bene (South Korea), in Yangju, South Korea, on 17 July 2014. They poured iced black Americano on the giant cup that measured 3.3 meters tall and 2.62 meters wide.
