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Webster 1913 Edition


Sepsin

Sep′sin

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Noun.
[Gr. [GREEK][GREEK][GREEK] putrefaction.]
(Physiol. Chem.)
A soluble poison (ptomaine) present in putrid blood. It is also formed in the putrefaction of proteid matter in general.

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sepsin

sepsin

English

Noun

sepsin (plural sepsins)

  1. (biochemistry) A soluble poison (ptomaine) present in putrid blood. It is also formed in the putrefaction of proteid matter in general.