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pto·maine
/ˈtoˌmen, toˈ/
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pto·maine
/ˈtoˌmen, toˈ/
名詞
From:
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Pto·ma·ine
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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From:
WordNet (r) 2.0
ptomaine
n
1:
any
of
various
amines
(
such
as
putrescine
or
cadaverine
)
formed
by
the
action
of
putrefactive
bacteria
[
syn
:
ptomain
]
2:
a
term
for
food
poisoning
that
is
no
longer
in
scientific
use
;
food
poisoning
was
once
thought
to
be
caused
by
ingesting
ptomaines
[
syn
:
ptomaine poisoning
]
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