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PTOMAINES
Noun
ptomaines
plural of ptomaine
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Source: Wiktionary
PTOMAINE
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
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