muscarine

[ muhs-ker-in, -kuh-reen ]

nounChemistry.
  1. a poisonous compound, C8H19NO3, found in certain mushrooms, especially fly agaric, and in decaying fish.

Origin of muscarine

1
1870–75; <Latin muscār(ius) of flies (musc(a) fly + -ārius-ary) + -ine1

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British Dictionary definitions for muscarine

muscarine

/ (ˈmʌskərɪn, -ˌriːn) /


noun
  1. a poisonous alkaloid occurring in certain mushrooms. Formula: C 9 H 21 NO 3

Origin of muscarine

1
C19: from Latin muscārius of flies, from musca fly

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Scientific definitions for muscarine

muscarine

[ mŭskə-rēn′ ]


  1. 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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