Ptomaine
nounid
115913·updated May 18, 2026verified
any of various amines (such as putrescine or cadaverine) formed by the action of putrefactive bacteria
polysemous
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Classifications
Entity Type
Unknown—glossary_import_default_pending_classifier
Sensitivity
unclassified
Information Class
unclassified
Variants
- synonym
- ptomainptomaine poisoning
- plural
- Ptomaines
- possessive
- Ptomaine's
- pluralpossessive
- Ptomaines'
Framework definitions
- §1
- a term for food poisoning that is no longer in scientific use
- §2
- any of various amines (such as putrescine or cadaverine) formed by the action of putrefactive bacteria
- §1 · legacy_primary
- any of various amines (such as putrescine or cadaverine) formed by the action of putrefactive bacteriaDR-088 backfill from the noun definition column
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