bufotenine

[ byoo-fuh-ten-een, -in ]

/ ˌbyu fəˈtɛn in, -ɪn /

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noun Pharmacology.

a hallucinogenic bufotoxin derivative, C12H16N2O, used experimentally for its digitalislike action on the heart.

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Also bu·fo·ten·in

[byoo-fuh-ten-in]. /ˌbyu fəˈtɛn ɪn/.

Origin of bufotenine

1900–05; <Latin būfo toad + -ten (perhaps <Greek tén(ōn) sinew, tendon) + -ine²

Words nearby bufotenine

buff top, buff wheel, buffy, buffy coat, bufotalin, bufotenine, bufotoxin, bug, bugaboo, bugaku, bugaloo