phallin
/ˈfalɪn/(also phalline) Chemistry
noun
Originally: a haemolytic substance (later shown to be a mixture) extracted from the death cap toadstool, Amanita phalloides, and thought to be the poisonous principle of the toadstool. Later (more fully phallin A, phallin B, etc.): any of certain cyclic oligopeptides present in this mixture.
Origin
Late 19th century. From German Phallin from scientific Latin phall- + German -in.
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