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andromedotoxin|ænˌdrɒmɪdəʊˈtɒksɪn|
[a. G. (P. C. Plugge 1882, in Pharm. Weekblad 1 Oct.), f. Andromeda 2 + toxin.]
A poisonous crystalline substance found in various ericaceous plants, esp. the genus Andromeda.
1883Jrnl. Chem. Soc. XLIV. 349 The poisonous principle of Andromeda japonica has been examined with similar results by P. C. Plugge, who calls it Andromedotoxin. 1902Westm. Gaz. 16 July 2/2 A chicken fed for four days on increasing doses of the andromedotoxin from this plant [sc. Kalmia latifolia]. 1956New Gould Med. Dict. (ed. 2) 70/1 Andromedotoxin,..has potent hypotensive action. |