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Received-Pronunciation:
/ˈtəʊmeɪn/
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/ˈtoʊmeɪn/
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CMU ARPABET:
T OW1 M EY0 N
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Any of various amines formed by putrefactive bacteria.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
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Synonyms: cadaveric alkaloid
Antonyms: none provided
Food poisoning.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, dated, uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
a term for food poisoning that is no longer in scientific use; food poisoning was once thought to be caused by ingesting ptomaines
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: ptomaine poisoning
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: food poisoning, gastrointestinal disorder
any of various amines (such as putrescine or cadaverine) formed by the action of putrefactive bacteria
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: ptomain
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: amine, aminoalkane
Narrower terms: putrescine, cadaverine
From French ptomaïne, from Italian ptomaina, from Ancient Greek πτῶμα (ptôma, “corpse”).
Across languages
Translations 31 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Bulgarian :
трупна отрова
(trupna otrova)
— any of various amines formed by putrefactive bacteria
Chinese Mandarin :
屍毒 /尸毒
(shīdú)
— any of various amines formed by putrefactive bacteria
Chinese Mandarin :
屍鹼 /尸碱
(shījiǎn)
— any of various amines formed by putrefactive bacteria
Czech :
ptomain
— any of various amines formed by putrefactive bacteria
Danish :
ptomain
— any of various amines formed by putrefactive bacteria
Danish :
liggift
— any of various amines formed by putrefactive bacteria
Esperanto :
ptomaino
— any of various amines formed by putrefactive bacteria
French :
ptomaïne
— any of various amines formed by putrefactive bacteria
German :
Ptomain
— any of various amines formed by putrefactive bacteria
German :
Leichengift
— any of various amines formed by putrefactive bacteria
Greek :
πτωμαΐνη
(ptomaḯni)
— any of various amines formed by putrefactive bacteria
Hungarian :
ptomain
— any of various amines formed by putrefactive bacteria
Ido :
ptomaino
— any of various amines formed by putrefactive bacteria
Indonesian :
ptomaina
— any of various amines formed by putrefactive bacteria
Irish :
tóimín
— any of various amines formed by putrefactive bacteria
Italian :
ptomaina
— any of various amines formed by putrefactive bacteria
Latvian :
ptomaīns
— any of various amines formed by putrefactive bacteria
Lithuanian :
ptomainas
— any of various amines formed by putrefactive bacteria
Polish :
ptomaina
— any of various amines formed by putrefactive bacteria
Polish :
jad trupi
— any of various amines formed by putrefactive bacteria
Portuguese :
ptomaína
— any of various amines formed by putrefactive bacteria
Romanian :
ptomaină
— any of various amines formed by putrefactive bacteria
Russian :
тру́пный я́д
(trúpnyj jád)
— any of various amines formed by putrefactive bacteria
Russian :
птомаи́н
(ptomaín)
— any of various amines formed by putrefactive bacteria
Serbo-Croatian :
птома̀ӣн
— any of various amines formed by putrefactive bacteria
Serbo-Croatian :
ptomàīn
— any of various amines formed by putrefactive bacteria
Slovak :
ptomaín
— any of various amines formed by putrefactive bacteria
Spanish :
tomaína
— any of various amines formed by putrefactive bacteria
Spanish :
ptomaína
— any of various amines formed by putrefactive bacteria
Tagalog :
tomayna
— any of various amines formed by putrefactive bacteria
Ukrainian :
птомаїн
(ptomajin)
— any of various amines formed by putrefactive bacteria
