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muscarine
[ muhs-ker-in, -kuh-reen ]
noun
, Chemistry.
- a poisonous compound, C 8 H 1 9 NO 3 , found in certain mushrooms, especially fly agaric, and in decaying fish.
muscarine
/ -ˌriːn; ˈmʌskərɪn /
noun
- a poisonous alkaloid occurring in certain mushrooms. Formula: C 9 H 21 NO 3
muscarine
/ mŭs′kə-rēn′ /
- 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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Word History and Origins
Origin of muscarine1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of muscarine1
C19: from Latin muscārius of flies, from musca fly
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Example Sentences
The poisons of rafflesia, muscarine, and orsere are introduced in his fictions; somewhere he devotes an essay to toxicology.
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An example of this kind of myosis is the action of muscarine.
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Muscarine is isomeric with betain and oxycholin, from which it is separated by its fluorescence and poisonous properties.
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Muscarine is a stronger base than ammonia, and precipitates copper and iron oxides from solutions of their salts.
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The muscarine heart, when it has ceased to beat, may be successfully stimulated by galvanism.
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