ptomaine

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ptomaine

/ˈtəʊmeɪn/ UK
/ˈtoʊmeɪn/ US

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From French ptomaïne, from Italian ptomaina, from Ancient Greek πτῶμα (ptôma, “corpse”).

noun ptomaines · ptomain · ptomaïne

countable, uncountable Any of various amines formed by putrefactive bacteria. On 6 February 2001 the Yaremche Environmental Health Inspectorate (санітарно-епідеміологічна станція) concluded that the cemetery should not have been constructed on the VL [Vorokhtya Lisokombinat] plot in view of its proximity to residential buildings and the risk of contamination of the surroundin
Similar: cadaveric alkaloid
countable, dated, uncountable Food poisoning. Elinor said: "One used to be rather afraid of eating fish pastes. There have been cases of ptomaine poisoning from them, haven't there?"

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noun any of various amines formed by putrefactive bacteria

Español	tomaína, ptomaína
中文	屍毒 /尸毒 shīdú, 屍鹼 /尸碱 shījiǎn
Português	ptomaína
Français	ptomaïne
Deutsch	Ptomain, Leichengift
Italiano	ptomaina
Ελληνικά	πτωμαΐνη ptomaḯni
Română	ptomaină
Русский	тру́пный я́д trúpnyj jád, птомаи́н ptomaín

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@misc{ptomaine_2026,
  title = {ptomaine},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ptomaine},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}