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Webster 1913 Edition

Noun.

[Gr.

μυδᾶν

to be clammy (from decay) +

tox

ic +

(Physiol. Chem.)

A poisonous amido acid,

C6H13NO2

, separated by Brieger from decaying horseflesh. In physiological action, it is similar to curare.

mydatoxin ‎(usually uncountable, plural mydatoxins)

(organic chemistry) A poisonous amido acid, C₆H₁₃NO₂, originally obtained from decaying horseflesh and similar in action to curare.