Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun ptomain

1 sense of ptomain

Sense 1
ptomaine, ptomain -- (any of various amines (such as putrescine or cadaverine) formed by the action of putrefactive bacteria)
       => amine, aminoalkane -- (a compound derived from ammonia by replacing hydrogen atoms by univalent hydrocarbon radicals)