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Ptomaine  n.  (Physiol. Chem.) One of a class of animal bases or alkaloids formed in the putrefaction of various kinds of albuminous matter, and closely related to the vegetable alkaloids; a cadaveric poison. The ptomaines, as a class, have their origin in dead matter, by which they are to be distinguished from the leucomaines.





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"Ptomaine" Quotes from Famous Books



... before the impending tragedy, and their faces paled a little; for nearly every man of the range dreads ptomaine poisoning more than the bite of a rattler. One can kill a rattler, and one is always warned of its presence; but one never can tell what dire suffering may lurk beneath the gay labels of canned goods. But since one must eat, and since canned vegetables are far ...
— The Lonesome Trail and Other Stories • B. M. Bower


Words linked to "Ptomaine" :   aminoalkane, ptomain, gastrointestinal disorder, food poisoning, ptomaine poisoning, amine, cadaverine


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