picrotoxin

[ pik-ruh-tok-sin ]

/ ˌpɪk rəˈtɒk sɪn /

noun Pharmacology.

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.

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Origin of picrotoxin

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

OTHER WORDS FROM picrotoxin

pic·ro·tox·ic, adjective

Words nearby picrotoxin

picric, picric acid, picrite, picro-, picrocarmine stain, picrotoxin, pict, pictish, pictogram, pictograph, pictography

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Example sentences from the Web for picrotoxin

It contains a bitter poisonous principle, picrotoxin, used in small doses to control the night sweats of phthisis.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 5|Various
It would take up any picrotoxin or aloes if present, and thereby acquire a strongly bitter taste.
Cooley's Practical Receipts, Volume II|Arnold Cooley
Picrotoxin (C30H24O13) is not an alkaloid as may be seen from its formula.
The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines|T. H. Pardo de Tavera
It acts on the heart like digitalis, and has also effects similar to picrotoxin.
Poisons: Their Effects and Detection|Alexander Wynter Blyth

Picrotoxinin exists in picrotoxin in the proportion of 32 to 100, and may be separated by boiling in benzine.
The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines|T. H. Pardo de Tavera

British Dictionary definitions for picrotoxin

picrotoxin

/ (ˌpɪkrəˈtɒksɪn) /

noun

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

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Medical definitions for picrotoxin

picrotoxin

[ pĭk′rə-tŏk′sĭn ]

n.

A bitter crystalline compound derived from the seed of an East Indian woody vine and used as a stimulant, especially in treating barbiturate poisoning.