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nounany of various amines (such as putrescine or cadaverine) formed by the action of putrefactive bacteria
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nouna term for food poisoning that is no longer in scientific use; food poisoning was once thought to be caused by ingesting ptomaines
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- ptomaine a term for food poisoning that is no longer in scientific use; food poisoning was once thought to be caused by ingesting ptomaines
- putrescine a colorless crystalline ptomaine with a foul odor that is produced in decaying animal matter
- ptomaine poisoning a term for food poisoning that is no longer in scientific use; food poisoning was once thought to be caused by ingesting ptomaines
- cadaverine a colorless toxic ptomaine with an unpleasant odor formed during the putrefaction of animal tissue