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mus·ca·rine (m

-r

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A highly toxic alkaloid, C₉H₂₀NO₂, related to the cholines, derived from the red form of the mushroom Amanita muscaria and found in decaying animal tissue.

[New Latin muscria, specific epithet (from feminine of Latin muscrius, of flies, from musca, fly) + -ine.]

musca·rinic (-r

k) adj.

muscarine [ˈmʌskərɪn -ˌriːn]

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biochemistry) a poisonous alkaloid occurring in certain mushrooms. Formula: C₉H₂₁NO₃

[from Latin muscārius of flies, from musca fly]

muscarine (m

-r

)

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: C₉H₂₀NO₂.

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