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Webster 1913 Edition

(lū̍-kō′mȧ-ĭn or -ēn)

Noun.

[

Leuco-

-maine

, as in

ptomaine

(Physiol. Chem.)

An animal base or alkaloid, appearing in the tissue during life; hence, a vital alkaloid, as distinguished from a

ptomaine

or cadaveric poison.

leucomaine ‎(uncountable)

(biochemistry) An animal base or alkaloid, appearing in the tissue during life; hence, a vital alkaloid, as distinguished from a ptomaine or cadaveric poison.