ptomaine

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• May 5. 2013 from wordnet.princeton.edu

  ptomaine — noun — english

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

• March 2. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

  ptomaine — noun — english

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