'Leucomaine' definitions:

Definition of 'Leucomaine'

From: GCIDE

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]