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tetanine

tetanine is the alternative form of tetanin.

Meaning of tetanin

Noun

tetanin (uncountable)

  1. (archaic) A poisonous base/alkaloid found in the tetanus bacillum (Clostridium tetani)
    Synonyms:
    tetanine

Questions about tetanine

What is tetanine the alternative form of?
Tetanine is the alternative form of tetanin.

Words near tetanine in the dictionary

  1. tetanics
  2. tetanies
  3. tetaniform
  4. tetanigenous
  5. tetanin
  6. tetanine
  7. tetanisation
  8. tetanisations
  9. tetanise
  10. tetanised
  11. tetanises

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