leucomaine (English, noun)
expansion: leucomaine (plural leucomaines)
Senses:
topics: biochemistry
biology
chemistry
microbiology
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: An animal base or alkaloid, appearing in the tissue during life; hence, a vital alkaloid, as distinguished from a ptomaine or cadaveric poison.
tags: archaic
Forms:
form: leucomaines
tags: plural
form: leukomaine
tags: alternative