ptomaine
அழிதசைநஞ்சு, அழுகும் பிணங்களிலும் காய்கறிகளிலும் உள்ள நச்சுப்பொருள் வகை.அழிதசைநஞ்சு, அழுகும் பிணங்களிலும் காய்கறிகளிலும் உள்ள நச்சுப்பொருள் வகை.
Pto"ma*ine, n. Etym: [From Gr. (Physiol. Chem.) Defn: 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. Pto"ma*ine, n. Etym: [From Gr. (Physiol. Chem.) Defn: 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.