PTOMAINE POISONING

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A term for food poisoning that is no longer in scientific use; food poisoning was once thought to be caused by ingesting ptomaines

Synonyms:

ptomaine; ptomaine poisoning

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("ptomaine poisoning" is a kind of...):

food poisoning; gastrointestinal disorder (illness caused by poisonous or contaminated food)

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