Picrotoxin Definition

pĭkrə-tŏksĭn
noun
A white, bitter, poisonous, crystalline compound, C30H34O13, resembling strychnine in its properties: used as a stimulant in cases of barbiturate poisoning.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Picrotoxin

Noun

Singular:
picrotoxin
Plural:
picrotoxins

Origin of Picrotoxin

  • Ancient Greek bitter + toxin

    From Wiktionary

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