Usually means: Decomposition products from bacterial protein.
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  1. ptomaine: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
  2. ptomaine: Merriam-Webster
  3. ptomaine: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  4. ptomaine: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
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  9. ptomaine: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  10. ptomaine (ptomain): The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
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  13. ptomaine: Online Etymology Dictionary
  14. Ptomaine: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
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  16. ptomaine: Webster's Revised Unabridged, 1913 Edition
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Definitions from Wiktionary (ptomaine)

▸ noun:  (chemistry) Any of various amines formed by putrefactive bacteria.
▸ noun:  (dated) Food poisoning.

Similar:
ptomain, food poisoning, gastrointestinal disorder, ptomaine poisoning, tetanin, neurine, putrescene, putrescine, trimethylamine, putrescein, more...

Opposite:
fresh, safe, edible, non-toxic

Phrases:
ptomaine poisoning, more...

Adjectives:
poisonous, toxic, old, garbled, specious, like, first, sick, die, chronic, called
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Similar:
ptomain, food poisoning, gastrointestinal disorder, ptomaine poisoning, tetanin, neurine, putrescene, putrescine, trimethylamine, putrescein, more...

Opposite:
fresh, safe, edible, non-toxic

Phrases:
ptomaine poisoning, more...

Adjectives:
poisonous, toxic, old, garbled, specious, like, first, sick, die, chronic, called



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