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PTOMAINE
Definition of PTOMAINE
noun
Any of various amines formed by putrefactive bacteria.
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Other senses
PTOMAINE carries 4 further meanings.
noun
A basic nitrogenous organic compound produced by bacterial putrefaction of protein.
noun
A generic name of alkaloid bodies formed from animal or vegetable tissues during putrefaction, and the similar bodies produced by pathogenic bacteria. Some of them are poisonous.
noun
One of a class of animal bases or alkaloids formed in the putrefaction of various kinds of albuminous matter, and closely related to the vegetable alkaloids; a cadaveric poison. The ptomaines, as a class, have their origin in dead matter, by which they are to be distinguished from the leucomaines.
noun
food poisoning
Where it comes from
From French ptomaïne, from Italian ptomaina, from Ancient Greek πτῶμα (ptôma, “corpse”).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- Italian
- French
- English
3 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
3rd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
12.2%
of traced words share this origin (9,517)
branch · 12.2% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, PTOMAINE · 3 relatives in the game
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
PTOMAINE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 43 boards so far. 103 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 5, 26 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 157, 24 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 5, 26 May 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
PTOMAINE starts with P and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read AEIMNOPT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start PTOMAI
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 5
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