bufotoxin

[ byoo-fuh-tok-sin ]

noun

, Pharmacology.

1. a toxin obtained from the skin glands of the European toad, Bufa vulgaris.

Word History and Origins

Origin of bufotoxin¹

< New Latin, Latin būfo toad + toxin

Example Sentences

“Previously the species has been collected for recreational drug use, but the interest waned. … Interest in collection of the bufotoxin has resumed for medical and perhaps religious purposes, even though a synthetic form of the toxin can be readily developed,” the New Mexico Department of Game & Fish said in a biennial review released last month.

From Washington Times

They also worry that other species in Jamaica and on other Caribbean islands are at risk from bufotoxin poisoning.

From BBC

He showed that toad venom was good, ancient medicine because it contains unusual concentrations of cholesterol, ergosterol, bufagin, bufotoxin and bufotenine.

From Time Magazine Archive