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peptotoxin

peptotoxin noun: a poisonous ptomaine found in peptones and in putrefying albuminous substances, such as fibrin, casein, brain, liver, and muscle.

Noun

peptotoxin (countable and uncountable, plural peptotoxins)

  1. A poisonous ptomaine found in peptones and in putrefying albuminous substances, such as fibrin, casein, brain, liver, and muscle.

Forms of peptotoxin

pluralpeptotoxins

Origin of peptotoxin

From pepto- + toxin.

Questions about peptotoxin

What does peptotoxin mean?
Peptotoxin means a poisonous ptomaine found in peptones and in putrefying albuminous substances, such as fibrin, casein, brain, liver, and muscle.
What part of speech is peptotoxin?
Peptotoxin is a noun.
What is the plural of peptotoxin?
The plural of peptotoxin is peptotoxins.

Words near peptotoxin in the dictionary

  1. peptosome
  2. peptosomes
  3. peptostreptococcal
  4. peptostreptococci
  5. peptostreptococcus
  6. peptotoxin
  7. peptotoxine
  8. peptotoxines
  9. peptotoxins
  10. Pepys
  11. Pepys Island

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