muscarine

American  

[muhs-ker-in, -kuh-reen] / ˈmʌs kər ɪn, -kəˌrin /

noun

Chemistry.

1. a poisonous compound, C 8 H 1 9 NO 3 , found in certain mushrooms, especially fly agaric, and in decaying fish.

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muscarine British  

/ ˈmʌskərɪn, -ˌriːn /

noun

1. a poisonous alkaloid occurring in certain mushrooms. Formula: C 9 H 21 NO 3

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muscarine Scientific  

/ mŭs′kə-rēn′ /

1. A highly toxic, hallucinogenic alkaloid related to the cholines, derived from the red form of the mushroom Amanita muscaria and other mushrooms and found in decaying animal tissue. Chemical formula: C ₉ H ₂₀ NO ₂ .

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Etymology

Origin of muscarine

1870–75; < Latin muscār ( ius ) of flies ( musc ( a ) fly + -ārius -ary ) + -ine ¹

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Example Sentences

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muscarine

Symptoms of muscarine poisoning include muscle cramps, blurred vision, foaming from the mouth, vomiting and diarrhea.

From Salon ● Feb. 20, 2025

Another chemical that makes mushrooms poisonous – muscarine – is often made in the same mushrooms that make psilocybin in the genus Inocybe, which suggests It has a similar purpose.

From Scientific American ● Oct. 20, 2018

Whereas nicotine will bind to the nicotinic receptor, and muscarine will bind to the muscarinic receptor, there is no cross-reactivity between the receptors.

From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013

However, nicotine will not bind to the muscarinic receptor and muscarine will not bind to the nicotinic receptor.

From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013

In this effect, the organic phosphorus compounds resemble the alkaloid poison muscarine, found in a poisonous mushroom, the fly amanita.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson

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