MUSCARINE


Meaning of MUSCARINE in English

/mus"keuhr in, -keuh reen'/ , n. Chem.

a poisonous compound, C 8 H 19 NO 3 , found in certain mushrooms, esp. fly agaric, and in decaying fish.

[ 1870-75; muscar ( ius ) of flies ( musc ( a ) fly + -arius -ARY) + -INE 1 ]

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