muscarine: Meaning and Definition of

mus•ca•rine

Pronunciation: (mus'kur-in, -ku-rēn"), [key]
— n. Chem.
  1. a poisonous compound, CHNO, found in certain mushrooms, esp. fly agaric, and in decaying fish.
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