TETANIN
\tˈɛtɐnˌɪn], \tˈɛtɐnˌɪn], \t_ˈɛ_t_ɐ_n_ˌɪ_n]\
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A poisonous base (ptomaine) formed in meat broth through the agency of a peculiar microbe from the wound of a person who has died of tetanus; - so called because it produces tetanus as one of its prominent effects.
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A poisonous base (ptomaine) formed in meat broth through the agency of a peculiar microbe from the wound of a person who has died of tetanus; - so called because it produces tetanus as one of its prominent effects.
By Noah Webster.
By William R. Warner
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland
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