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ptomaine

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What will we be slapping our foreheads about sixty years from now, wondering how we missed something so obvious?And plenty of other things they thought about ptomaines, contaminated tinned food, stuffy air, lack of light, poisons to avoid, and all without good experiments and with plenty of grabbing a ray of hope and committing everything based on it.

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Quick take

any of various amines (such as putrescine or cadaverine) formed by the action of putrefactive bacteria

Meaning at a glance

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noun

any of various amines (such as putrescine or cadaverine) formed by the action of putrefactive bacteria

noun

a term for food poisoning that is no longer in scientific use; food poisoning was once thought to be caused by ingesting ptomaines

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for ptomaine.

noun

any of various amines (such as putrescine or cadaverine) formed by the action of putrefactive bacteria

See also: ptomain

noun

a term for food poisoning that is no longer in scientific use; food poisoning was once thought to be caused by ingesting ptomaines

Example sentences

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What will we be slapping our foreheads about sixty years from now, wondering how we missed something so obvious?And plenty of other things they thought about ptomaines, contaminated tinned food, stuffy air, lack of light, poisons to avoid, and all without good experiments and with plenty of grabbing a ray of hope and committing everything based on it.

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How do you use ptomaine in a sentence?

What will we be slapping our foreheads about sixty years from now, wondering how we missed something so obvious?And plenty of other things they thought about ptomaines, contaminated tinned food, stuffy air, lack of light, poisons to avoid, and all without good experiments and with plenty of grabbing a ray of hope and committing everything based on it.

What does ptomaine mean?

any of various amines (such as putrescine or cadaverine) formed by the action of putrefactive bacteria

What part of speech is ptomaine?

ptomaine is commonly used as noun.