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Words with a similar base: ptomaine, ptomaine_poisoning

'ptomaine'

[ptomaine.n.01] as in: any of various amines (such as putrescine or cadaverine) formed by the action of putrefactive bacteria

'ptomaine'

[ptomaine.n.02] as in: a term for food poisoning that is no longer in scientific use; food poisoning was once thought to be caused by ingesting ptomaines

Origins

					ptomaine (English)
└── ptomaïne (French)
    └── ptomaina (Italian)
        └── πτῶμα (Ancient Greek (to 1453))