ptomaine

English - Turkish

Definition of ptomaine in English Turkish dictionary

(Tıp) Çürümüş hayvani ve nebati maddelerden çıkarılan zehirli veya zehirsiz kalevi maddelerdenbiri

Sıcak hava devam edecek, bu nedenle gıda zehirlenmesine karşı dikkatli olun. - Hot weather will continue, so please watch out for food poisoning.

Hiç gıda zehirlenmesi geçirdiniz mi? - Have you ever had food poisoning?

English - English

Definition of ptomaine in English English dictionary: food poisoning; any of various amines formed by putrefactive bacteria; The ptomaines, as a class, have their origin in dead matter, by which they are to be distinguished from the leucomaines; a poisonous substance formed by bacteria in decaying food (ptomaina, from ptoma , from piptein ); any of various amines (such as putrescine or cadaverine) formed by the action of putrefactive bacteria; {i} alkaloid poison produced during the decay of plants or animals (Chemistry); a term for food poisoning that is no longer in scientific use; food poisoning was once thought to be caused by ingesting ptomaines; 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; a term for food poisoning that is no longer in scientific use; food poisoning was once thought to be caused by ingesting ptomaines any of various amines (such as putrescine or cadaverine) formed by the action of putrefactive bacteria
ptomaine poisoning: Food poisoning, erroneously believed to be the result of ptomaine ingestion. Not in scientific use
ptomaines: plural of ptomaine

ptomaine

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pto·maine

tōmeyn

/ˈtōmān/ /ˈtoʊmeɪn/

() From French ptomaïne, from French ptomaina, from Ancient Greek πτῶμα (ptōma, “corpse”)

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