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septicine

septicine noun: a ptomaine obtained from decaying flesh.

Noun

septicine (uncountable)

  1. A ptomaine obtained from decaying flesh.

Questions about septicine

What does septicine mean?
Septicine means a ptomaine obtained from decaying flesh.
What part of speech is septicine?
Septicine is a noun.

Words near septicine in the dictionary

  1. septicentennial
  2. septicentennials
  3. septicidal
  4. septicidally
  5. septicide
  6. septicine
  7. septicity
  8. septicization
  9. septick
  10. septico-pyemia
  11. septicolored

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