myoctonine
/ˌmʌɪˈɒktəniːn/ /ˌmʌɪˈɒktənɪn/Chemistry
noun
A poisonous diterpenoid alkaloid (perhaps C72H84N4O20), obtained from the wolfsbane Aconitum lycoctonum.
Origin
Late 19th century; earliest use found in Journal of the Chemical Society. From German Myoctonin from ancient Greek μυοκτόνος mouse-killing + German -in, probably after scientific Latin Aconitum myoctonum, alternative name of Aconitum lycoctonum.