Cadaveric alkaloid

an alkaloid generated by the processes of decomposition in dead animal bodies, and thought by some to be the cause of the poisonous effects produced by the bodies. See Ptomaine.

See also: Cadaveric

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, published 1913 by G. & C. Merriam Co.

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