PICROTOXIN


Meaning of PICROTOXIN in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌpi-krō-ˈtäk-sən ]

noun

Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary

Date: 1815

: a poisonous bitter crystalline stimulant and convulsive substance C 30 H 34 O 13 obtained from the berry of a southeast Asian vine ( Anamirta cocculus) and used intravenously as an antidote for barbiturate poisoning

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