pto|maine

pto|maine
pto|maine or pto|main «TOH mayn, toh MAYN», noun.
any one of several chemical compounds produced by bacteria in decaying matter. Improperly canned foods may contain ptomaines. Ptomaines are a group of basic, nitrogenous, organic compounds, some of which are poisonous.
[< Italian ptomaina < Greek ptôma corpse, (literally) a fall; fallen thing < p to fall]

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