- ptomainic
- adj. of ptomaine (alkaloid poison produced during the decay of plants or animals)
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
ptomainic
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ptomaine — ptomainic, adj. /toh mayn, toh mayn /, n. any of a class of foul smelling nitrogenous substances produced by bacteria during putrefaction of animal or plant protein: formerly thought to be toxic. [1875 80; < It ptomaina < Gk ptôma corpse + It ina … Universalium
ptomaine — n. poisonous alkaloid in decaying matter. ♦ ptomainic, a … Dictionary of difficult words
