ptomaine

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  1. noun A basic nitrogenous organic compound produced by bacterial putrefaction of protein.

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  • "How is your case of ptomaine--the one you got out of a can All cleared up," chuckled the radio voice Another look at the code book. —  027 - The Secret In The Sky
  • Fish flesh is from a rotting cadaver and therefore can cause food poisoning (ptomaine, brucellosis, toxoplasmosis, salmonella, ecoli).
  • However, White said, she treated Betty for ptomaine poisoning, which she believed was what was causing Betty's vomiting. —  RealChoice
  • She admitted to visiting Betty at her home, but said that she had only given her a laxative to treat ptomaine poisoning. —  RealChoice
  • White admitted to having no medical training, and said that she "had no right" to diagnoses whether or not Betty was pregnant, but she was qualified to diagnose the ptomaine poisoning because she'd had a bout of it herself. —  RealChoice
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  1. Italian ptomaina, from Greek ptōma, corpse, from piptein, ptō-, to fall; see pet- in Indo-European roots.
 

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