leucomaine

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leucomaine - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Leucomaine \Leu*co"ma*ine\ (l[-u]*k[=o]"m[.a]*[i^]n or -[=e]n),
     n. [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.
     [1913 Webster]