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leucomaine

/ ˈluːkəˌmeɪn /

noun

  1. biochem any of a group of toxic amines produced during animal metabolism
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of leucomaine1

C20: from leuco- + -maine, as in ptomaine
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Example Sentences

Leucomaine poisons have also been produced by the violent and prolonged exertions of an animal, fleeing from its pursuers, until its strength was completely spent.

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