ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Tetanin

Definition & Meaning

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Tetanin is a noun meaning (organic chemistry) A poisonous base (ptomaine) formed in meat broth by a microbe from the wound of a person who has died of tetanus.

Meaning

(organic chemistry) A poisonous base (ptomaine) formed in meat broth by a microbe from the wound of a person who has died of tetanus.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include ptomaine, ptomain, neurine, tabun, tannin, tanacetin.

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