"ptomaine" 怎么发音

word

US

TOH-mayn

UK

tom-AYN

释义

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.

IPA 音标

美式英语

ˈtoʊmeɪn

英式英语

tˈɒmeɪn

简化发音

美式

TOH-mayn

英式

tom-AYN

语境中听

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.