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| pto·maine [ tṓ màyn, tō máyn ] (plural pto·maines) |
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foul-smelling product of decay: one of a foul-smelling group of organic bases containing nitrogen. Source: bacteria during the decay of proteins.
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| [Late 19th century. Via French< Italian ptomaina< Greek ptōma "fallen body, corpse" < piptein "to fall"] |
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