\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.