Tetanin
Pronunciation : Tet"a*nin
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : Defn: A poisonous base (ptomaine) formed in meat broth through the agency of a peculiar microbe from the wound of a person who has died of tetanus; -- so called because it produces tetanus as one of its prominent effects.
(Physiol. Chem.)
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913