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Definitions of ptomaine in various dictionaries:
noun - any of various amines (such as putrescine or cadaverine) formed by the action of putrefactive bacteria
noun - a term for food poisoning that is no longer in scientific use
A basic nitrogenous organic compound produced by bacterial putrefaction of protein.
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| From the Greek for "corpse", this substance once thought to be toxic could be in a "SILENT P" category |
| This outdated word for a type of food poisoning is from Greek for "corpse" |
| What's now called food poisoning was once named for this stinky substance made by bacteria during putrefaction |
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| A basic nitrogenous organic compound produced by bacterial putrefaction of protein. |
| any of a group of amine compounds of unpleasant taste and odour formed in putrefying animal and vegetable matter and formerly thought to cause food poisoning. |
| Any of a group of amine compounds of unpleasant taste and odour formed in putrefying animal and vegetable matter and formerly thought to cause food poisoning. |
| a term for food poisoning that is no longer in scientific use food poisoning was once thought to be caused by ingesting ptomaines |
| any of various amines (such as putrescine or cadaverine) formed by the action of putrefactive bacteria |
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Foodborne illness (also foodborne disease and colloquially referred to as food poisoning) is any illness resulting from the food spoilage of contaminated food, pathogenic bacteria, viruses, or parasites that contaminate food, as well as toxins such as poisonous mushrooms and various species of beans that have not been boiled for at least 10 minutes. * Symptoms vary depending on the cause, and are described below in this article. A few broad generalizations can be made, e.g.: The incubation period ranges from hours to days, depending on the cause and on how much was consumed. The incubation period tends to cause sufferers to not associate the symptoms with the item consumed, and so to cause sufferers to attribute the symptoms to gastroenteritis for example. * Symptoms often include vomiting, fever, and aches, and may include diarrhea. Bouts of vomiting can be repeated with an extended delay in between, because even if infected food was eliminated from the stomach in the first bout, micro |