ptomaine poisoning

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noun
  1. (erroneously) food poisoning thought to be caused by ptomaine.

Origin of ptomaine poisoning

1
First recorded in 1890–95

Words Nearby ptomaine poisoning

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How to use ptomaine poisoning in a sentence

  • Frequently ptomaine poisoning occurs in the summer time because of the rapid growth of bacteria.

    A Civic Biology | George William Hunter
  • Why couldn't the silly thing have had a decent bit of ptomaine poisoning instead of this foolish earache.

    Ptomaine Street | Carolyn Wells
  • If Mills has ptomaine poisoning, nothing has happened, the doctor said.

    Boy Scouts in Glacier Park | Walter Prichard Eaton
  • This is the essential point and will prevent ptomaine poisoning.

    Mrs. Wilson's Cook Book | Mary A. Wilson
  • Look here, Jackwell, he went on sharply, are you trying to pull some of that ptomaine poisoning stuff again?

British Dictionary definitions for ptomaine poisoning

ptomaine poisoning

noun
  1. a popular term for food poisoning

Origin of ptomaine poisoning

1
C19: because ptomaines were once erroneously thought to be a cause of food poisoning

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