ptomaine - Definition from the MICROBES, GENETICS, BIOCHEM topic - HARD SCIENCE

Topic: MICROBES, GENETICS, BIOCHEM

Date:	1800-1900
Language:	Italian
Origin:	ptomaina, from Greek ptoma 'fall, fallen body, dead body', from piptein 'to fall'

ptomaine
noun

pto‧maine

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[uncountable and countable]

HBM a poisonous substance formed by bacteria in decaying food

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