كيف تنطق "ptomaine"
word
ˈtoʊmeɪn
TOH-mayn
tˈɒmeɪn
tom-AYN
التعريف
Ptomaine is a type of chemical compound that forms when animal or plant matter decays, and it can sometimes cause food poisoning. The term is mainly historical and rarely used in modern science.
نسخ IPA
الإنجليزية الأمريكية
ˈtoʊmeɪn
الإنجليزية البريطانية
tˈɒmeɪn
نطق مبسط
أمريكي
TOH-mayn
بريطاني
tom-AYN
استمع في السياق
Old textbooks mention ptomaine as a cause of food poisoning.
Ptomaine forms when certain foods rot.
Eating ptomaine can make you sick.
Back then, people blamed ptomaine for most cases of food poisoning.