PTOMAIN as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • any of various amines (such as putrescine or cadaverine) formed by the action of putrefactive bacteria
   
   Synonym(s)
   • ptomaine (what does ptomaine mean?)
   
   Hypernyms(s) ptomain is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • amine (what does amine mean?)
   • aminoalkane (what does aminoalkane mean?)
   
   Hyponym(s)
   • putrescine (what does putrescine mean?)
   • cadaverine (what does cadaverine mean?)