MYDALEINE
\mˈa͡ɪde͡ɪlˌa͡ɪn], \mˈaɪdeɪlˌaɪn], \m_ˈaɪ_d_eɪ_l_ˌaɪ_n]\
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A toxic alkaloid (ptomaine) obtained from putrid flesh and from herring brines. As a poison it is said to execute profuse diarrhoea, vomiting, and intestinal inflammation.
By Oddity Software
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A toxic alkaloid (ptomaine) obtained from putrid flesh and from herring brines. As a poison it is said to execute profuse diarrhoea, vomiting, and intestinal inflammation.
By Noah Webster.
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[Greek] A ptomaine derived from putrefying viscera, producing salivation, dilatation, and immobility of the pupils, vaso-dilatation, elevation followed by fall of temperature, and arrest of heart in diastole.
By Alexander Duane
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hydromorphic
- [Greek] Structurally adapted to an aquatic environment, as organs of water plants.