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ptomaine
[ toh-meyn, toh-meyn ]
noun
- any of a class of foul-smelling nitrogenous substances produced by bacteria during putrefaction of animal or plant protein: formerly thought to be toxic.
ptomaine
/ 藞迟蓹蕣尘别瑟苍 /
noun
- any of a group of amines, such as cadaverine or putrescine, formed by decaying organic matter
ptomaine
- Any of various toxic nitrogenous organic compounds produced by bacterial decomposition of protein, especially in dead animal tissue. Ptomaines are bases and are formed by removing the carboxyl group (COOH) from amino acids. They do not cause food poisoning, as was previously thought, but the term ptomaine poisoning is still used to describe food poisoning caused by bacteria.
Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms
- 辫迟辞路尘补颈苍顎僫肠 adjective
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of ptomaine1
Example Sentences
Reportedly contracting ptomaine from poisonous crabmeat en route from Alaska, Harding was ordered to bed rest on his train.
Well, there may be a poison that distils itself out of good things; in an age when the existence of ptomaines is a mystery we should not wonder at anything!
When I was a kid, "ptomaine" was synonymous with gastrointestinal distress, a shorthand for the after effects of a potato salad left out too long at the picnic.
Maybe I鈥檒l take over a local restaurant, so I can give the entire community ptomaine poisoning.`
鈥淪o鈥檚 the ptomaine you give us, but you don鈥檛 see us pining for it.鈥
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