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Ptomaine
- noun - a term for food poisoning that is no longer in scientific use; food poisoning was once thought to be caused by ingesting ptomaines
- any of various amines (such as putrescine or cadaverine) formed by the action of putrefactive bacteria
Ptomains
- noun - any of various amines (such as putrescine or cadaverine) formed by the action of putrefactive bacteria
Quotient
- noun - the number obtained by division
- the ratio of two quantities to be divided
Reoffend
- unknown - commit a second or subsequent offence
Reorient
- verb - cause to turn
- orient once again, after a disorientation
- set or arrange in a new or different determinate position; "Orient the house towards the South"
Roosting
- verb - settle down or stay, as if on a roost
- sit, as on a branch; "The birds perched high in the tree"
Rootling
- verb - dig with the snout; "the pig was rooting for truffles"
Scoffing
- verb - laugh at with contempt and derision; "The crowd jeered at the speaker"
- showing your contempt by derision
- treat with contemptuous disregard; "flout the rules"
Scolding
- verb - censure severely or angrily; "The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car"; "The deputy ragged the Prime Minister"; "The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup"
- rebuking a person harshly
- reprimanded
- show one's unhappiness or critical attitude; "He scolded about anything that he thought was wrong"; "We grumbled about the increased work load"
Scolions
- noun - a song (sometimes improvised) sung by guests at a banquet