leucomaine

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noun

An animal base or alkaloid, appearing in the tissue during life; hence, a vital alkaloid, as distinguished from a ptomaine or cadaveric poison.

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Meanings

nounleucomaine (plural leucomaines)

plural leucomaines · alternative leukomaine

  1. archaicbiochemistryAn animal base or alkaloid, appearing in the tissue during life; hence, a vital alkaloid, as distinguished from a ptomaine or cadaveric poison.

Origin

From leuco- + (pto)maine.

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APA

leucomaine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/leucomaine

MLA

“leucomaine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/leucomaine. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “leucomaine,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/leucomaine.

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