Definition of Ptomeine
Pto"ma*ine (?), n. [From Gr. &?; a dead
body.] (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.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- (chemistry) any of various amines formed by putrefactive bacteria
- (dated) food poisoning
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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