peptotoxin

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

pepto- +‎ toxin

Noun[edit]

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.

References[edit]

  • The Practitioner's Medical Dictionary (Gould, 1919)
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