PTOMAINE


Meaning of PTOMAINE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈtəumeɪn ]

n. any of various amine compounds, some toxic, in putrefying animal and vegetable matter. øptomaine poisoning archaic food poisoning. [F ptomaìne f. It. ptomaina irreg. f. Gk ptoma corpse]

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