Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A poisonous ptomaine obtained from putrefying liver and other organs.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Physiol. Chem.) A toxic alkaloid (ptomaine) obtained from putrid flesh and from herring brines. As a poison it is said to execute profuse diarrhoea, vomiting, and intestinal inflammation.
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- noun chemistry A
ptomaine obtained fromputrid flesh andherring brines .
Etymologies
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Ancient Greek
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hernesheir commented on the word mydaleine
Don't name your daughter mydaleine.
There is a herring connection, ruzuzu!
February 7, 2013
ruzuzu commented on the word mydaleine
Thanks! Added.
February 7, 2013