ptomaine
noun[CorU]
chemistryold-fashionedspecializeduk/ˈtəʊ.meɪn/us/ˈtoʊ.meɪn/asubstancefoundindecayingvegetableandanimalmatterthat used to bethoughttocausefoodpoisoning:
尸毒，尸碱（在腐烂的动植物中发现的一种物质，过去被认为会引起食物中毒）Thetheorywas thatpoorlypreservedmeats would becontaminatedby ptomaine.曾经的这个理论认为保藏不当的肉类会受到尸毒污染。
He was told thatscurvywas anacidicconditionof thebloodcausedby ptomaines intaintedmeat.他被告知坏血病是腐肉中的尸碱导致的血液酸性疾病。
(alsoptomaine poisoning)
anillnesscausedbyeatingfoodcontainingptomaine:
食物中毒，尸碱中毒（缘于旧时误以为食物中毒是由尸碱引起的）Everyone in therestaurantgot ptomaine from thesorbet.餐馆里的每个人都是因为吃了冰沙而食物中毒。
Certainfactorsseemedto predisposepeopletochronicptomainepoisoning,includingdarkness,intenseexertion, andcold.某些因素似乎使人容易慢性食物中毒，包括黑暗、剧烈运动和寒冷。
- Ptomaine is abasicproductofputrefaction.
- Evenminutequantitiesof ptomaine might be enough tocausescurvy.
- Whenproteinsare taken withsugar, they they arebrokendown into avarietyof ptomaines and leucomaines.
- During thenightI hadthoughtmyselfdyingof ptomainepoisoning.
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