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muscarine definition

mus·ca·rine (mus′kə rin, -rēn′)

noun

an extremely poisonous alkaloid, CHNO, found in certain mushrooms, rotten fish, etc., that will seriously disrupt the neuromuscular system if consumed

Etymology: < ModL (Amanita) muscaria, fly (agaric) < L muscarius, of flies < musca, a fly: see midge

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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