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Definisi 'ptomaine'
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English to English noun
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any of various amines (such as putrescine or cadaverine) formed by the action of putrefactive bacteria |  | source: wordnet30
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a term for food poisoning that is no longer in scientific use; food poisoning was once thought to be caused by ingesting ptomaines | | source: wordnet30
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One of a class of animal bases or alkaloids formed in the putrefaction of various kinds of albuminous matter, and closely related to the vegetable alkaloids; a cadaveric poison. The ptomaines, as a class, have their origin in dead matter, by which they are to be distinguished from the leucomaines. | | source: webster1913
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