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ergotoxine

[ ur-guh-tok-seen, -sin ]

noun

, Pharmacology.
  1. 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.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of ergotoxine1

First recorded in 1905–10; ergo- 2 + tox- ( def ) + -ine 2( def )

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