PTOMAÏNE
\tˈɒmɐˌiːn], \tˈɒmɐˌiːn], \t_ˈɒ_m_ɐ_ˌiː_n]\
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t[=o]'ma-in, n. a somewhat loosely used generic name for those bodies, usually poisonous, formed from animal tissues during putrefaction--putrescine, cadaverine, creatinin, neurin, choline, muscarine, &c.--Also PT[=O]'MAÃN. [Gr. pt[=o]ma, a corpse--piptein, to fall.]
By Thomas Davidson
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tinctura quininae ammoniata
- A preparation made by dissolving quinin sulphate in alcohol [Br. Ph.].