peptotoxin

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noun

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

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Meanings

nounpeptotoxin (countable and uncountable, plural peptotoxins)

plural peptotoxins

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

Origin

From pepto- + toxin.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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