ERGOTOXINE


Meaning of ERGOTOXINE in English

/err'geuh tok"seen, -sin/ , n. Pharm.

a white, crystalline, water-insoluble alkaloid, C 35 H 41 N 5 O 6 , obtained from ergot, used chiefly in obstetrics as a uterine stimulant.

[ 1905-10; ERGO- 2 + TOXINE ]

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