HyperDic: ptomaine_poisoning

English > 1 sense of the expression ptomaine poisoning:
NOUNstateptomaine poisoning, ptomainea term for food poisoning that is no longer in scientific use
English > ptomaine poisoning: 1 sense > noun 1, state
MeaningA term for food poisoning that is no longer in scientific use; food poisoning was once thought to be caused by ingesting ptomaines.
Synonymptomaine
Broaderfood poisoning, gastrointestinal disorderillness caused by poisonous or contaminated food

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