peptotoxin

English

Etymology

From pepto- +‎ toxin.

Noun

peptotoxin (countable and uncountable, plural peptotoxins)

  1. A poisonous ptomaine found in peptones and in putrefying albuminous substances, such as fibrin, casein, brain, liver, and muscle.

References

  • The Practitioner's Medical Dictionary (Gould, 1919)
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