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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