bufotenine

(byo̵̅o̅′fə ten′ēn′, -in)

noun

a poisonous hallucinogenic alkaloid, CHNO, extracted from toadstools and the skin glands of toads (genus Bufo) or made synthetically

Origin: < ModL Bufo, genus name (< L, toad) + -ten- (< ?) + -ine

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noun

A poisonous hallucinogenic alkaloid, C₁₂H₁₆N₂O, obtained from the skin glands of toads of the genus Bufo or from some mushrooms.

Origin:

Origin: French bufoténine

Origin: : Latin būfō, toad

Origin: + probably Latin tenēre, to hold (because of its paralyzing effect); see ten- in Indo-European roots

Origin: + French -ine, -ine; see -ine²

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