( n. )
An animal base or alkaloid, appearing in the tissue during life; hence, a vital alkaloid, as distinguished from a ptomaine or cadaveric poison.
( n. )
An animal base or alkaloid, appearing in the tissue during life; hence, a vital alkaloid, as distinguished from a ptomaine or cadaveric poison.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary. Пересмотренный полный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012