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agaricin
[uh-gar-uh-sin, -suhn]
noun
Chemistry.
an impure form of agaric acid: formerly used in medicine as an agent for stopping excessive perspiration.
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"Muscarin" is the leading active principle of the Fly Agaric, in conjunction with agaricin, mycose, and mannite.
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The dose of Muscarin, or Agaricin, is from a sixth to half a grain in a pill.
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Associated words: mycology, agaricin, pileus, gills, spore.
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