muscarine

[ muhs-ker-in, -kuh-reen ]

/ ˈmʌs kər ɪn, -kəˌrin /

noun Chemistry.

a poisonous compound, C8H19NO3, found in certain mushrooms, especially fly agaric, and in decaying fish.

Origin of muscarine

1870–75; <Latin muscār(ius) of flies (musc(a) fly + -ārius-ary) + -ine¹

Words nearby muscarine

Muscadet, muscadin, muscadine, muscae volitantes, muscari, muscarine, muscarinic, muscat, Muscat and Oman, muscatel, Muscatine

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Example sentences from the Web for muscarine

Muscarine at first excites the respiratory centre, and then paralyses it.
Poisons: Their Effects and Detection|Alexander Wynter Blyth
Muscarine is a stronger base than ammonia, and precipitates copper and iron oxides from solutions of their salts.
Poisons: Their Effects and Detection|Alexander Wynter Blyth
Muscarine is isomeric with betain and oxycholin, from which it is separated by its fluorescence and poisonous properties.
Poisons: Their Effects and Detection|Alexander Wynter Blyth
This is the more curious, for muscarine strongly contracts the pupil.
Poisons: Their Effects and Detection|Alexander Wynter Blyth

The poisons of rafflesia, muscarine, and orsere are introduced in his fictions; somewhere he devotes an essay to toxicology.
The Merry-Go-Round|Carl Van Vechten

British Dictionary definitions for muscarine

muscarine

/ (ˈmʌskərɪn, -ˌriːn) /

noun

a poisonous alkaloid occurring in certain mushrooms. Formula: C 9 H 21 NO 3

Word Origin for muscarine

C19: from Latin muscārius of flies, from musca fly

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Medical definitions for muscarine

muscarine

[ mŭs′kə-rēn′ ]

n.

A highly toxic alkaloid related to the cholines and having neurologic effects, isolated from certain mushrooms, especially Amanita muscaria.

Other words from muscarine

mus′ca•rin′ic (-rĭn′ĭk) adj.

Scientific definitions for muscarine

muscarine

[ mŭs′kə-rēn′ ]

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.

单词	muscarine
释义	muscarine [ muhs-ker-in, -kuh-reen ] / ˈmʌs kər ɪn, -kəˌrin / noun Chemistry. a poisonous compound, C8H19NO3, found in certain mushrooms, especially fly agaric, and in decaying fish. Origin of muscarine 1870–75; <Latin muscār(ius) of flies (musc(a) fly + -ārius-ary) + -ine¹ Words nearby muscarine Muscadet, muscadin, muscadine, muscae volitantes, muscari, muscarine, muscarinic, muscat, Muscat and Oman, muscatel, Muscatine Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for muscarine Muscarine at first excites the respiratory centre, and then paralyses it. Poisons: Their Effects and Detection\|Alexander Wynter Blyth Muscarine is a stronger base than ammonia, and precipitates copper and iron oxides from solutions of their salts. Poisons: Their Effects and Detection\|Alexander Wynter Blyth Muscarine is isomeric with betain and oxycholin, from which it is separated by its fluorescence and poisonous properties. Poisons: Their Effects and Detection\|Alexander Wynter Blyth This is the more curious, for muscarine strongly contracts the pupil. Poisons: Their Effects and Detection\|Alexander Wynter Blyth The poisons of rafflesia, muscarine, and orsere are introduced in his fictions; somewhere he devotes an essay to toxicology. The Merry-Go-Round\|Carl Van Vechten British Dictionary definitions for muscarine muscarine / (ˈmʌskərɪn, -ˌriːn) / noun a poisonous alkaloid occurring in certain mushrooms. Formula: C 9 H 21 NO 3 Word Origin for muscarine C19: from Latin muscārius of flies, from musca fly Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for muscarine muscarine [ mŭs′kə-rēn′ ] n. A highly toxic alkaloid related to the cholines and having neurologic effects, isolated from certain mushrooms, especially Amanita muscaria. Other words from muscarine mus′ca•rin′ic (-rĭn′ĭk) adj. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. Scientific definitions for muscarine muscarine [ mŭs′kə-rēn′ ] 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. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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