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Webster 1913 Edition
Picrotoxin
Picˊro-tox′in
,Noun.
[Gr. [GREEK] bitter +
tox
ic + -in
.] (Chem.)
A bitter white crystalline substance found in the cocculus indicus. It is a peculiar poisonous neurotic and intoxicant, and consists of a mixture of several neutral substances.
Webster 1828 Edition
Picrotoxin
PICROTOX'IN
,Noun.
Definition 2024
picrotoxin
picrotoxin
English
Noun
picrotoxin (plural picrotoxins)
- (organic chemistry) A poisonous material, extracted from the seeds of the Anamirta cocculus, used as a stimulant; it is a complex of two alkaloids - picrotoxinin and picrotin
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- picrotoxic
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