Ptomaine Definition

tōmān, tō-mān
noun
Any of a class of alkaloid substances, some of which are poisonous, formed in decaying animal or vegetable matter by bacterial action on proteins.
Webster's New World

(chemistry) Any of various amines formed by putrefactive bacteria.

Wiktionary
(dated) Food poisoning.
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Other Word Forms of Ptomaine

Noun

Singular:
ptomaine
Plural:
ptomaines

Origin of Ptomaine

  • Italian ptomaina from Greek ptōma corpse from piptein ptō- to fall pet- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From French ptomaïne, from French ptomaina, from Ancient Greek πτῶμα (ptōma, “corpse").

    From Wiktionary

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PPTPTO

Words Ending With

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