ptomaïne
French, noun/ptɔ.ma.in/
ptomaïne is a French feminine noun meaning “ptomaine” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Alcaloïde provenant de la décomposition des matières animales”.
What does ptomaïne mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineptomaine
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Alcaloïde provenant de la décomposition des matières animales.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of ptomaïne
- ptomaïnes plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce ptomaïne?
- /ptɔ.ma.in/
- \ptɔ.ma.in\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to ptomaïne
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.