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sepsin

sepsin noun: a soluble poison (ptomaine) present in putrid blood. It is also formed in the putrefaction of proteid matter in general.

Noun

sepsin (plural sepsins)

  1. A soluble poison (ptomaine) present in putrid blood. It is also formed in the putrefaction of proteid matter in general.

Forms of sepsin

pluralsepsins

Origin of sepsin

From sepsis + -in?

Questions about sepsin

What does sepsin mean?
Sepsin means a soluble poison (ptomaine) present in putrid blood. It is also formed in the putrefaction of proteid matter in general.
What part of speech is sepsin?
Sepsin is a noun.
What is the plural of sepsin?
The plural of sepsin is sepsins.

Words near sepsin in the dictionary

  1. sEPSC
  2. sEPSCs
  3. sepses
  4. sepsid
  5. sepsids
  6. sepsin
  7. sepsins
  8. sepsis
  9. sept
  10. sept-
  11. Sept-Îles

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