ptomaine poisoning ptomaine • ptomainic · · · Info · Definitions · Synonyms · Characters · · ptomaine poisoning · · Text Common · · Latin · · Scripts 18 · · Length 5 · · Syllables Definitions · · · (noun) a term for food poisoning that is no longer in scientific use; food poisoning was once thought to be caused by ingesting ptomaines. Synonyms: ptomaine, ptomaine poisoning. · · Noun Definition 1 Synonyms · · · ptomaine · · Synonym 1 Characters · · space U+0020 a latin small letter a U+0061 e latin small letter e U+0065 g latin small letter g U+0067 i latin small letter i U+0069 m latin small letter m U+006D n latin small letter n U+006E o latin small letter o U+006F p latin small letter p U+0070 s latin small letter s U+0073 t latin small letter t U+0074