picrotoxin

[ pik-ruh-tok-sin ]

nounPharmacology.
  1. a white, crystalline, bitter, poisonous, central nervous system stimulant, C30H34O13, obtained from the seeds of Anamirta cocculus: used chiefly in the treatment of barbiturate poisoning.

Origin of picrotoxin

1
1865–70; <Greek pikr(ós) bitter + -o- + toxin

Other words from picrotoxin

  • pic·ro·tox·ic, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for picrotoxin

picrotoxin

/ (ˌpɪkrəˈtɒksɪn) /


noun
  1. a bitter poisonous crystalline compound formerly used as an antidote for barbiturate poisoning. Formula: C 30 H 34 O 13

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