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PTOMAINE POISONING
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Dictionary entry overview: What does ptomaine poisoning mean?
• PTOMAINE POISONING (noun)
The noun PTOMAINE POISONING has 1 sense:
1. a term for food poisoning that is no longer in scientific use; food poisoning was once thought to be caused by ingesting ptomaines
Familiarity information: PTOMAINE POISONING used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A term for food poisoning that is no longer in scientific use; food poisoning was once thought to be caused by ingesting ptomaines
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Synonyms:
ptomaine; ptomaine poisoning
Hypernyms ("ptomaine poisoning" is a kind of...):
food poisoning; gastrointestinal disorder (illness caused by poisonous or contaminated food)
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