LEUCOMAINE

Leu‐co″ma‐ine (lū̍‐kō″mȧ‐ĭn or –ēn), 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.