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ลองค้นหาคำในรูปแบบอื่น ๆ เพื่อให้ได้ผลลัพธ์มากขึ้นหรือน้อยลง: -ptomaine-, *ptomaine*
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CMU English Pronouncing Dictionary Dictionary [with local updates]
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Oxford Advanced Learners Dictionary (pronunciation guide only)
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WordNet (3.0)
ptomaine(n) any of various amines (such as putrescine or cadaverine) formed by the action of putrefactive bacteria, Syn. ptomain
ptomaine(n) a term for food poisoning that is no longer in scientific use; food poisoning was once thought to be caused by ingesting ptomaines, Syn. ptomaine poisoning

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53
Ptomaine

n. [ From Gr. &unr_; a dead body. ] (Physiol. Chem.) 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. [ 1913 Webster ]

Japanese-English: EDICT Dictionary
プトマイン[putomain] (n) ptomaine (ger [Add to Longdo]
死毒[しどく, shidoku] (n) ptomaine poisoning [Add to Longdo]

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