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Ptomaine   /tˈoʊmeɪn/   Listen
Ptomaine

noun
1.
Any of various amines (such as putrescine or cadaverine) formed by the action of putrefactive bacteria.  Synonym: 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.  Synonym: ptomaine poisoning.



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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


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