Como Pronunciar "ptomaine"

word

TOH-mayn

tom-AYN

Definição

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.

Transcrição IPA

Inglês Americano

ˈtoʊmeɪn

Inglês Britânico

tˈɒmeɪn

Pronúncia Simplificada

EUA

TOH-mayn

tom-AYN

Ouça em Contexto

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.