muscarine
a poisonous compound, C8H19NO3, found in certain mushrooms, especially fly agaric, and in decaying fish.
Origin of muscarine
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How to use muscarine in a sentence
The poisons of rafflesia, muscarine, and orsere are introduced in his fictions; somewhere he devotes an essay to toxicology.
The Merry-Go-Round | Carl Van VechtenAn example of this kind of myosis is the action of muscarine.
Poisons: Their Effects and Detection | Alexander Wynter Blythmuscarine is isomeric with betain and oxycholin, from which it is separated by its fluorescence and poisonous properties.
Poisons: Their Effects and Detection | Alexander Wynter Blythmuscarine is a stronger base than ammonia, and precipitates copper and iron oxides from solutions of their salts.
Poisons: Their Effects and Detection | Alexander Wynter BlythThe muscarine heart, when it has ceased to beat, may be successfully stimulated by galvanism.
Poisons: Their Effects and Detection | Alexander Wynter Blyth
British Dictionary definitions for muscarine
/ (ˈmʌskərɪn, -ˌriːn) /
a poisonous alkaloid occurring in certain mushrooms. Formula: C 9 H 21 NO 3
Origin of muscarine
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Scientific definitions for muscarine
[ mŭs′kə-rēn′ ]
A highly toxic, hallucinogenic alkaloid related to the cholines, derived from the red form of the mushroom Amanita muscaria and other mushrooms and found in decaying animal tissue. Chemical formula: C9H20NO2.
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