ergotoxine

[ ur-guh-tok-seen, -sin ]

noun

, Pharmacology.

1. a white, crystalline, water-insoluble alkaloid, C 35 H 41 N 5 O 6 , obtained from ergot, used chiefly in obstetrics as a uterine stimulant.

Word History and Origins

Origin of ergotoxine¹

First recorded in 1905–10; ergo- ² + tox- ( def ) + -ine ²( def )