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US
/ˈtoʊmeɪn/
]
[ UK /tˈɒmeɪn/ ]
[ UK /tˈɒmeɪn/ ]
NOUN
- any of various amines (such as putrescine or cadaverine) formed by the action of putrefactive bacteria
- a term for food poisoning that is no longer in scientific use; food poisoning was once thought to be caused by ingesting ptomaines
How To Use ptomaine In A Sentence
- Oh, yes, it was a full man's job, and I dosed and doctored, and pulled teeth, and dragged my patients through mild little things like ptomaine poisoning. Chapter 32
- Effects on mice, etc. A cadaveric alkaloid or ptomaine has been found in the body, possessing many of the actions of aconitine. Aids to Forensic Medicine and Toxicology
- He died of ptomaine poisoning contracted from tainted Japanese crabmeat.
- The Mayor and Mayoress of Doncaster had been suffering from ptomaine poisoning, caused by eating pigeon pie provided for their guests at an entertainment at the Mansion House.
- Food poisoning -- commonly called ptomaine poisoning -- and the effects ascribed to "salts of tin" result from improper handling and improper preparation of the product before packing, or from allowing the product to stand in the tin after it has been opened. Every Step in Canning
- Mess around and give everybody ptomaine poisoning. A Kettle of Vultures
- But with a little purple paint and a heavy dose of whimsy, the Paper Moon had vanquished the ptomaine ghosts of the previous regime. IN A STRANGE CITY
- Will Mamacita meet her maker at the hands of ptomaine poisoning? Mamacita Takes the Duane Reade Challenge; Her Cat Declines | Midtown Lunch - Finding Lunch in the Food Wasteland of NYC's Midtown Manhattan
- Being in town, I warily went along to the Colorado Ballet's production of The Nutcracker, a ballet I normally prefer only slightly to ptomaine poisoning.
- Feb 18th, 2010 at 12: 49 pm deanlo: lefties are immune to ptomaine. everyone knows that Mamacita Takes the Duane Reade Challenge; Her Cat Declines | Midtown Lunch - Finding Lunch in the Food Wasteland of NYC's Midtown Manhattan
