A term for food poisoning that is no longer in scientific use; food poisoning was once thought to be caused by ingesting ptomaines.
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Examples for "ptomaine "
Examples for "ptomaine "
1 For ptomaine poisoning had unexpectedly hastened the end of old Mr. Godwin.
2 Selmi announced the existence of what he called ptomaine in 1870.
3 I understand there is always a danger of ptomaine poisoning with such things.
4 Johnny had evidently never heard of ptomaine - poisoning , for nothing came amiss.
5 This is the essential point and will prevent ptomaine poisoning.
1 For ptomaine poisoning had unexpectedly hastened the end of old Mr. Godwin.
2 I understand there is always a danger of ptomaine poisoning with such things.
3 This is the essential point and will prevent ptomaine poisoning .
4 Fourth: More apt to putrefy and thus give ptomaine poisoning .
5 Attacks of acute indigestion resulting from this cause are much like the so-called ptomaine poisoning .
6 As the use of canned goods becomes more and more extensive, ptomaine poisoning is more frequent.
7 Their main difficulty was dysentery and ptomaine poisoning .
8 A hundred years ago there were no bacilli, no ptomaine poisoning , no diphtheria, and no appendicitis.
9 Dec. 17-ManyGermans arrested following raid on coast towns; numerous cases of ptomaine poisoning in Blackheath Camp.
10 It is humiliating before others to have a diarrhoea from ptomaine poisoning or to vomit from it.
11 Yet at the same time, I continued, this woman was very ill, a case of ptomaine poisoning -
12 We don't want to get ptomaine poisoning .
13 But it was ptomaine poisoning .
14 I remember once Mary's aunt-orwas it Cook's aunt-oneof them any way-nearly died of eating tinned lobster- ptomaine poisoning .
15 Sooner or later you're going to have those five people that got ptomaine poisoning , from the fish, or say they did.
16 Death was considered to be due to ptomaine poisoning , a certificate was given to that effect, and the victim was duly buried.
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