picrotoxin
noun
pic·ro·tox·in ˌpi-krō-ˈtäk-sən 
: a poisonous bitter crystalline stimulant and convulsive substance C30H34O13 obtained from the berry of a southeast Asian vine (Anamirta cocculus) and used intravenously as an antidote for barbiturate poisoning
Word History
Etymology
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First Known Use
1815, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
picrotoxin
noun
pic·ro·tox·in ˌpik-rō-ˈtäk-sən
: a poisonous bitter crystalline principle C30H34O13 found especially in cocculus that is a compound of picrotoxinin and picrotin and is a stimulant and convulsant drug administered intravenously as an antidote for poisoning by overdoses of barbiturates
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