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muscarine
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mus·ca·rine  (msk-rn)
n.
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 (-rnk) adj.
muscarine [ˈmʌskərɪn -ˌriːn]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biochemistry) a poisonous alkaloid occurring in certain mushrooms. Formula: C9H21NO3
[from Latin muscārius of flies, from musca fly]
muscarine  (msk-rn)
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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