ptomaine

8 letters · noun · scores 2,200 in SpellHuntr

noun

any of various amines (such as putrescine or cadaverine) formed by the action of putrefactive bacteria

Ptomaine in a sentence

Elinor said: "One used to be rather afraid of eating fish pastes. There have been cases of ptomaine poisoning from them, haven't there?"

You remember Leonard Skinner. He got ptomaine poisoning last night after dinner.

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