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muscarine en · NOUN

Etymology

From the fungus Amanita muscaria, from Latin musca (“fly”).

Meanings

  1. (countable, uncountable) An extremely poisonous alkaloid, obtained from fly agaric, that disrupts the action of acetylcholine neurotransmitter.

Forms

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muscarines Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

muscarinic · muscarinergic

Translations (6)

it muscarina (poisonous alkaloid) · de Muskarin (poisonous alkaloid) · cmn 毒蕈鹼 /毒蕈碱 (poisonous alkaloid) · pt muscarina (poisonous alkaloid) · sv muskarin (poisonous alkaloid) · pl muskaryna (poisonous alkaloid)