ptomaine
/'tәumein/
📖 中文释义
- n. 尸毒
- [化] 尸碱
📘 English Definition（英文释义）
- n. any of various amines (such as putrescine or cadaverine) formed by the action of putrefactive bacteria
- n. a term for food poisoning that is no longer in scientific use; food poisoning was once thought to be caused by ingesting ptomaines