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picrotoxin

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pic⋅ro⋅tox⋅in

  [pik-ruh-tok-sin]
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–noun Pharmacology.
a white, crystalline, bitter, poisonous, central nervous system stimulant, C3 0H3 4O1 3, obtained from the seeds of Anamirta cocculus: used chiefly in the treatment of barbiturate poisoning.
Origin:
1865–70; < Gk pikr(ós) bitter + -o- + toxin

Related forms:
pic⋅ro⋅tox⋅ic, adjective
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pic·ro·tox·in   (pĭk'rə-tŏk'sĭn)   
n.  A bitter crystalline compound, C30H34O13, derived from the seed of an East Indian woody vine (Animirta cocculus) and used as a stimulant, especially in treating barbiturate poisoning.
pic'ro·tox'ic adj.
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Main Entry: pic·ro·tox·in
Pronunciation: "pik-rO-'täk-s&n
Function: noun
: a poisonous bitter crystalline principleC30H34O13 found especially in cocculus that is a compound of picrotoxinin and picrotin and is a stimulant and convulsant drug administered intravenously as an antidotefor poisoning by overdoses of barbiturates
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picrotoxin pic·ro·tox·in (pĭk'rə-tŏk'sĭn)
n.
A bitter crystalline compound derived from the seed of an East Indian woody vine and used as a stimulant, especially in treating barbiturate poisoning.

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