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picrotoxin Definition

picro·toxin (pik′rō täk′sin)

noun

a white, bitter, poisonous, crystalline compound, CHO, resembling strychnine in its properties: used as a stimulant in cases of barbiturate poisoning

Etymology: picro- + toxin

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  9. ‹ picometer
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