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Definition of Tyrotoxicon

Tyrotoxicon
Tyrotoxicon Tyr`o*tox"i*con, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? cheese + ?. See Toxic.] (Physiol. Chem.) A ptomaine discovered by Vaughan in putrid cheese and other dairy products, and producing symptoms similar to cholera infantum. Chemically, it appears to be related to, or identical with, diazobenzol.

Meaning of Tyrotoxicon from wikipedia

- Purifying the substance further resulted in needle-shaped crystals he named tyrotoxicons. The name came from the Gr**** words for "cheese" and "poison", and he...