Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ptomaine

/ˈtoʊmeɪn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.34 in modern English

Syllables: ptomaine
IPA: /ˈtoʊmeɪn/

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of various amines formed by putrefactive bacteria.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Food poisoning.

Countable; Dated; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"On 6 February 2001 the Yaremche Environmental Health Inspectorate (санітарно-епідеміологічна станція) concluded that the cemetery should not have been constructed on the VL [Vorokhtya Lisokombinat] plot in view of its proximity to residential buildings and the risk of contamination of the surrounding environment by ptomaine."
"Elinor said: "One used to be rather afraid of eating fish pastes. There have been cases of ptomaine poisoning from them, haven't there?""
"You remember Leonard Skinner. He got ptomaine poisoning last night after dinner."
"That is the place to find the kinds of shikses Who Will Do Anything! If only a person is willing to risk polio from the pool, gangrene from the footbath, ptomaine from the hot dogs, and elephantiasis from the soap and the towels, he might possibly get laid."
"Sandwiches arrived from outside, strange granular bread, the butter on it liquid, some sort of beige meat paste that hinted at ptomaine."

Etymology

From French ptomaïne, from Italian ptomaina, from Ancient Greek πτῶμα (ptôma, “corpse”).

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈtoʊmeɪn/
British English: /ˈtəʊmeɪn/

Usage

Inflected Forms

ptomaines (plural) ptomain (alternative) ptomaïne (alternative)

Derived Forms

leucomaine

Synonyms

cadaveric alkaloid ptomaine poisoning ptomain

Rhymes With

again main pain campaign train brain explain remain gain plane rain chain

Questions

How do you pronounce ptomaine?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈtoʊmeɪn/.
What does ptomaine mean?: Any of various amines formed by putrefactive bacteria.
Where does ptomaine come from?: From French ptomaïne, from Italian ptomaina, from Ancient Greek πτῶμα (ptôma, “corpse”).

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