ptomaine
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++pto·maine /ˈtəʊmeɪn, təʊˈmeɪn $ ˈtoʊmeɪn, toʊ-/ noun [countable, uncountable] HBMa poisonous substance formed by bacteria in decaying food 〔食物腐烂产生的〕尸碱，尸毒Origin ptomaine (1800-1900) Italian ptomaina, from Greek ptoma “fall, fallen body, dead body”, from piptein “to fall”
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ptomaine
pto‧maine /ˈtəʊmeɪn, təʊˈmeɪn $ ˈtoʊmeɪn, toʊ-/
noun [uncountable and countable]
pto‧maine /ˈtəʊmeɪn, təʊˈmeɪn $ ˈtoʊmeɪn, toʊ-/
noun [uncountable and countable] Date: 1800-1900
Language: Italian
Origin: ptomaina, from Greek ptoma 'fall, fallen body, dead body', from piptein 'to fall'
a poisonous substance formed by bacteria in decaying food
Language: Italian
Origin: ptomaina, from Greek ptoma 'fall, fallen body, dead body', from piptein 'to fall'