Tyrotoxicon Definition

noun

(organic chemistry) A ptomaine found in putrid cheese and other dairy products, producing symptoms similar to cholera infantum, and possibly identical with diazobenzol.

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Noun

Singular:
tyrotoxicon
Plural:
tyrotoxicons

Origin of Tyrotoxicon

  • New Latin, from Ancient Greek for "cheese". See toxic.

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