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PICROTOXIN
Etymology
Noun
picrotoxin (plural picrotoxins)
(organic compound) 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
Synonyms
• cocculin
Source: Wiktionary
Pic`ro*tox"in, n. Etym: [Gr. toxic + -in.] (Chem.)
Definition: 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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