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Word: Picrotoxin
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
early 19th century: from French picrotoxine, from Greek pikros ‘bitter’ + toxikon poison (see toxic) + -ine
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˌpɪkrəʊˈtɒksɪn
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a bitter compound used to stimulate the respiratory and nervous system, especially in treating barbiturate poisoning.
Short Definition:bitter compound used to stimulate respiratory and nervous system
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