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bufotenin

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bu⋅fo⋅ten⋅ine

  [byoo-fuh-ten-een, -in]
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–noun Pharmacology.
a hallucinogenic bufotoxin derivative, C12H16N2O, used experimentally for its digitalislike action on the heart.
Also, bu⋅fo⋅ten⋅in  [byoo-fuh-ten-in] .

Origin:
1900–05; < L būfo toad + -ten (perh. < Gk tén(ōn) sinew, tendon) + -ine 2
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bu·fo·ten·ine   (byōō'fə-těn'ēn, -ĭn)   
n.  A poisonous hallucinogenic alkaloid, C12H16N2O, obtained from the skin glands of toads of the genus Bufo or from some mushrooms.

[French bufoténine : Latin būfō, toad + probably Latin tenēre, to hold (because of its paralyzing effect); see ten- in Indo-European roots + French -ine, -ine; see -ine2.]
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Main Entry: bu·fo·ten·ine
Pronunciation: "byü-f&-'ten-"En, -&n
Variant: or bu·fo·ten·in /-&n/
Function: noun
: a toxic hallucinogenic alkaloid C12H16N2O that is obtained especially from poisonous secretions of toadsand from some mushrooms and has hypertensive and vasoconstrictor activity
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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