Look up: ptomaine

1. ptomaine
   [n] - any of various amines (such as putrescine or cadaverine) formed by the action of putrefactive bacteria 2. [n] - a term for food poisoning that is no longer in scientific use
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2. Ptomaine
   Pto'ma·ine noun [ From Greek ... 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 pto...
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3. ptomaine
   <physiology> 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...
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4. ptomaine
   ptomaine poisoning noun a term for food poisoning that is no longer in scientific use; food poisoning was once thought to be caused by ingesting ptomaines
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5. ptomaine
   ptomain noun any of various amines (such as putrescine or cadaverine) formed by the action of putrefactive bacteria
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6. ptomaine
   (to´mān) (to-mān´) any of several toxic bases formed by decarboxylation of an amino acid, often by bacterial action, such as cadaverine, muscarine, and putrescine.
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7. Ptomaine
   • (n.) 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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8. ptomaine
   ptomaine 1. Any of a class of foul-smelling nitrogenous substances produced by bacteria during putrefaction of animal or plant protein; formerly thought to be toxic. 2. A basic nitrogenous organic compound produced by bacterial putrefaction of protein. 3. A term for food poisoning that is no longe...
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9. ptomaine
   Type: Term Pronunciation: tō′mān, tō-mān′ Definitions: 1. An indefinite term applied to poisonous substances (toxic amines) formed in the decomposition of protein by the decarboxylation of amino acids by bacterial action. Synonyms: ptomatine
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