saprine

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noun

A ptomaine from the putrefying abdominal viscera.

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Meanings

nounsaprine (uncountable)
  1. uncountablebiochemistryA ptomaine from the putrefying abdominal viscera.

Origin

From sapr- + -ine.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Persianprasineseparinasperin
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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