— picrotoxic , adj.
/pik'reuh tok"sin/ , n. Pharm.
a white, crystalline, bitter, poisonous, central nervous system stimulant, C 30 H 34 O 13 , obtained from the seeds of Anamirta cocculus: used chiefly in the treatment of barbiturate poisoning.
[ 1865-70; pikr ( ós ) bitter + -O- + TOXIN ]